List of people deported or removed from the United States

The following is an incomplete list of notable people who have been deported from the United States. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), particularly the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), handles all matters of deportation. Their decisions may be appealed and reviewed by federal judges.Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. ___, ___, 135 S.Ct. 2150, 1253 (2015)

In several cases (i.e., Charlie Chaplin, Adam Habib and Conrad Gallagher), the orders of deportation and/or exclusion were later lifted. Among many changes in terminology, "removal" superseded "deportation" in 1996 following the enactment of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA).Othi v. Holder, 734 F.3d 259, 264-65 (4th Cir. 2013) ("In 1996, Congress 'made major changes to immigration law' via IIRIRA.... These IIRIRA changes became effective on April 1, 1997."). ("The term 'removable' means—(A) in the case of an alien not admitted to the United States, that the alien is inadmissible under section 1182 of this title, or (B) in the case of an alien admitted to the United States, that the alien is deportable under section 1227 of this title."); see also Tima v. Attorney General of the U.S., ___ F.3d ___, ___, No. 16-4199, p.11 (3d Cir. Sept. 6, 2018) ("Section 1227 defines '[d]eportable aliens,' a synonym for removable aliens.... So § 1227(a)(1) piggybacks on § 1182(a) by treating grounds of inadmissibility as grounds for removal as well.").

Aside from the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, there was no applicable deportation law in the United States until an 1882 statute specifically geared towards Chinese immigrants. The Alien and Sedition Acts gave the President of the United States the power to arrest and subsequently deport any alien that he deemed dangerous. The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was designed to suspend Chinese immigration to the United States, and deport Chinese residents that were termed as illegally residing in the country. The types of individuals that could be deported from the United States was later reclassified to include those who were insane or carrying a disease, convicts, prostitutes, those entering the United States over the immigration quotas, anarchists, and those that belonged to organizations which supported the overthrow of the United States government by use of violence.

Legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1891 gave a time limit of one year after an alien entered the country for the individual to be deported and decreased judicial review of deportation proceedings. The office of superintendent of immigration in the Department of the Treasury was also created with the 1891 enactment, and this responsibility later passed to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). During the Red Scare in 1919, a number of persons were deported under suspicion of illegal activity. The statute of limitations on deportation from the United States was removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. Deportation laws were cited during the 1950s in order to remove union leaders and alleged members of the Communist party said to be illegally in the country. According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, about 23,000 aliens were deported annually from the country during the latter period of the 1980s.

If an alien is deemed by the government to be removable, they will receive a "notice to appear" (NTA) and later face an immigration judge, who will decide whether or not the alien is removable from the United States. Either party (the alien or the government prosecutor) may appeal (by legal brief, not in person) an immigration judge's decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). If an alien fails to appear for any immigration hearing, such person is usually ordered removed in absentia. Those individuals who illegally entered the United States constitute the single largest portion of people deported from the country. Once deported or removed, an alien is not allowed to legally reenter the country unless given special permission to do so by either the DHS or the EOIR. The DHS has placed 164,000 criminals in removal proceedings in 2007, and estimated that figure would be 200,000 for 2008.

In 2001, approximately 73,000 illegal aliens with criminal convictions were deported from the United States, and in 2007 this figure was 91,000. In 2011, the DHS deported 396,906 people. Of those deported, 54.6% were criminal offenders.

List IndividualOccupationCitizen ofYear deportedDeported toReasons for deportationAndrija ArtukovićLawyer, politician, revolutionary1986World War II war criminal, co-founder and leader of the fascist, ultranationalist and terrorist organization Ustase, died in 1988Trevor BerbickJamaican heavyweight boxer1997, 2002Rape and sexual assault convictions, and parole violations Theodorus van Berkel Machinist 1939 Rape and sexual assault convictions, escaping from prison. Conrad Black, Lord Black of CrossharbourPublisher, businessman 2012 Mail fraud and obstruction of justice convictionsGriselda BlancoDrug lord for the Medellín Cartel, involved in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade during the 1970s and early 1980s 2004 Various and multiple criminal convictions Charles Hopel BrownJamaican author, computer engineer, and U.S. Army veteran2004Resisting arrest, probation violations Hermine Braunsteiner Female Nazi concentration camp guard/1973 First Nazi to be deported from the United States; denaturalized and extradited at West German government's requestJoe CahillProminent Irish republican and former Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army1984Illegal entryCharlie ChaplinBritish actor and director1952Denied a re-entry permit to the U.S. after a trip abroad, reportedly instigated by J. Edgar Hoover; returned briefly to the U.S. in 1972Anna ChapmanSoviet-born Russian national (later revoked)2010Illegals Program spy ring under the Russian Federation's SVR; also stripped of UK citizenship soon after U.S. deportationJulio César Chávez Jr.Mexican professional boxer2025Alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel John DemjanjukGuard at Nazi German extermination camps2009 (First deportation) (Second deportation) Alleged Nazi war criminal, denaturalized in 2002, and finally deported in 2009 to Germany from Israel, which had filed war crimes chargesJoe DohertyProvisional Irish Republican Army volunteer1992Involvement with Provisional Irish Republican ArmyHanns Eisler Composer Austria Germany1948 AustriaAlleged communist ties, victim of McCarthyismRaffaello FollieriReal estate developer, socialite2012Legal misappropriation of funds related to the "Vati-Con scandal"Johanna GadskiOperatic soprano singer1918Declared an enemy alien by the Wilson administration and deported from the United States during World War IConrad GallagherIrish chef and restaurateur2002Financial convictions in the United States and IrelandArticle titleMarcus GarveyFounder of Universal Negro Improvement Association1927Fraud conviction related to sale of stock in one of his businessesPeter GatienBusinessman and New York nightclub owner2003Tax-evasion convictionsEmma GoldmanAnarchist and political activist1919Adam HabibScholar2006Apprehended and deported over allegations of "engaging in terrorist activities", ban lifted in 2010 Tony Halme Politician, professional wrestler, and actor1999Possession of an illegal firearm and smuggling illegal substancesC. L. R. JamesJournalist, social theorist1953Alleged Communist tiesClaudia JonesBlack Nationalist and political activist1955Deported under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 for being a Communist, granted asylum in the United KingdomKonrāds KalējsLatvian soldier1994Alleged Nazi collaborator and war criminal during World War II, moved to Canada but was deported from Canada back to Australia in 1997Herman W. LangNazi German spy1950Espionage-related convictionsKarl LinnasChief of Tartu Nazi concentration camp1987Nazi war criminalLucky LucianoOrganized crime boss1946Pandering, operating a massive prostitution ringPeter LundinSerial killer1999First-degree murder-related charges, one of whom was his mother Tim Maia Soul singer1963Marijuana possession chargesMousa Mohammed Abu MarzookHamas leader1997Involvement with HamasCharles MowbrayAnarcho-communists, trade unionist1901Oliver O'GradyFormer Roman Catholic priest2001Rape, molestation and abuse of children convictions in CaliforniaVicky PeláezSpy2010Worked as an unregistered foreign agent for Russia, agreed to deportation in exchange for the U.S. government dropping the more serious charge of money launderingCharles PonziFraudster1934Fraud charges, created the Ponzi schemeBhagwan Shree RajneeshPublic speaker, godman, mystic1985Immigration violationsRosaura RevueltasStage and film actress1954Illegal entrance, deported during filming of Salt of the EarthAlphonso SgroiaNeapolitan Camorra gangster, hitmanNumerous murder convictionsHeinz SpanknöbelPro-Nazi Friends of New Germany activist, spy1933Failure to register as a foreign agentMollie SteimerAnarchy activist1921UnknownTsien Hsue-shenScientist, aerospace engineer1955Accused of being a communist sympathizer John Turner anarchist communist shop steward1903 First person deported from the United States for violating the 1903 Anarchist Exclusion ActErnst ZündelGerman neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier2005Deported subsequently from CanadaOmar ArtanSomali football referee 2026Denied entry to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and subsequently deported to Istanbul.

List of people deported or removed from the United States

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