The Wall Street Journal examined deportation figures.  The White House claims more than 400,000 removals so far, while ICE data shows about 158,000 through July and closer to 220,000 by September. Detention centers house over 61,000 people, much higher than the 35,000 average in past administrations. DHS claims 1.6 million “self-deportations” without providing a methodology for estimating that. The typical deportee is a man between 20 and 39, often working in labor-intensive jobs, and most are sent to Mexico, which accounts for about 43% of removals.  This demographic profile is likely unchanged from past administration deportations.  My impression is that arrests and deportations have been tracking past patterns, at perhaps a 50% increase in scale.