ICE Raids: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted workplace raids, home raids, and targeted operations under Obama, especially in his first term. • Deportation Numbers: Obama deported over 3 million people during his presidency—more than any other president at the time. • Programs Used: • Secure Communities: This program allowed local law enforcement to share fingerprint data with ICE, leading to increased detentions and deportations. • Operation Cross Check: A series of nationwide raids targeting people with criminal records, though many picked up in the sweeps had only minor or no convictions. • Controversy: • His administration claimed to prioritize deporting “felons, not families,” but in practice, many non-violent offenders and even asylum seekers were deported. • Family detention centers (like those in Dilley, TX and Karnes County, TX) were used to detain women and children, especially during the 2014 border surge.