# Trump's immigration promises: what's been done

> After the midterms, Trump said he was 'very tough' on immigration. Here's what he has actually delivered.
- Title: Trump's immigration promises: what's been done · PolitiFact
- Summary: After the midterms, Trump said he was 'very tough' on immigration. Here's what he has actually delivered.
- Keywords: donald trump, immigration, deportations, stephen miller, border wall, haiti tps, remain in mexico, 2026 midterms, dhs, asylum, fact check, PolitiFact
- Source: PolitiFact — https://politifact.com/article/2026/nov/11/trump-stephen-miller-deportaciones-immigracion
- Author: Amy Sherman
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:14:18+00:00
- Read time: 3 min
- Topics: donald trump, immigration, deportations, stephen miller, border wall, haiti tps, remain in mexico, 2026 midterms, dhs, asylum, politics, fact check
## Trump defends hard line after losses
After Republicans lost control of both chambers in the midterms, Trump told CBS News on November 8 that his immigration policy both helped and hurt his party.

> I think I deserve an A+ for closing the border. I get a very good mark for throwing out the bad ones.
## Trump admits expelling workers hurt Republicans
Trump acknowledged the administration also deported people with good jobs in gardening and hospitality, some of whom paid taxes, damaging his party's electoral prospects.
## Trump signals possible immigration deal
Trump said he would seek an immigration agreement with Democrats but offered no details. On November 9, he told reporters there would be no amnesty for illegal immigrants.

> There will be no amnesty or anything like that.
## Miller takes chief of staff role
Trump appointed Stephen Miller, previously White House deputy chief of staff, as his new chief of staff. Miller was the main architect of Trump's first-term immigration agenda.
## Miller pushed family separation policies
During Trump's first term, Miller backed policies that led to family separation at the border and travel bans on people from several Muslim-majority countries.
## Miller demands 3,000 arrests daily
In Trump's second term, Miller has been a principal architect of immigration strategy, pressing the administration to carry out at least three thousand immigrant arrests per day.
## Experts doubt policy softening
Immigration experts say Miller's rise suggests no retreat from mass deportation. Tom K. Wong of UC San Diego said the appointment hardly suggests a rethink of the agenda.

> Until we see real changes in law enforcement priorities, the president's statements look more like a shift in political rhetoric than a shift in policy.
## 1.2 million deported in second term
The Department of Homeland Security said the administration deported approximately one point two million immigrants by October during Trump's second term, though independent verification is difficult.
## 330 miles of border barriers built
From late January 2025 to October 30, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection completed approximately three hundred thirty miles of new border barriers, including one hundred thirty-nine point five miles of main wall.
## Supreme Court allows Big Bend construction
On November 9, the Supreme Court ruled Trump's administration can continue building the border wall in Big Bend, southwest Texas, overturning an October order by a district judge that had halted construction.
## Haiti TPS revocation underway
In June, the Supreme Court voted six to three to allow the administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.About one thousand of three hundred fifty thousand Haitians with TPS have been deported to Haiti.
## Travel ban expanded to 19 countries
Trump restored and expanded his first-term travel ban, which the Supreme Court had upheld. The ban now covers nineteen countries, suspending visas for ninety days from people in those nations.
## Remain in Mexico program blocked
Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 to restore the Remain in Mexico program, which sent asylum seekers to Mexico to await case decisions. On October 7, a federal court ruled the program illegal.
## Citizenship voting bill stalls in Senate
Trump pushed the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.The House passed it in February, but it stalled in the Senate and faces little chance under Democratic control.
## Key takeaway

Trump has deported 1.2 million immigrants and built 330 miles of border barriers, but failed to restore the Remain in Mexico program or pass citizenship voting requirements.