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President Trump used Title 8 to deport illegal aliens more quickly.

Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Checked

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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
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Sources indicate the Trump administration expanded expedited removal, a Title 8 process, to apply to undocumented immigrants apprehended anywhere in the country, and the White House says this accelerated deportations. No source directly says Title 8 was used to speed removals in those words, so the link is inferred, and no source contradicts it.

What we found

Supports. A law review article says Trump expanded expedited removal so it could be used on any undocumented alien apprehended anywhere in the country who entered illegally within the previous two years, up from a narrower scope.[3]

Supports. A White House release states that the administration's expedited removal policy was affirmed by a federal appeals court, accelerating deportations of illegal aliens, and that deportation flights reached record highs.[2]

Supports. Reporting describes Title 8 as the standard immigration framework under which deportations and removals occur, and notes that a Washington Examiner column says deportations under Title 8 happened under Trump.[4][5]

Context. The Alien Enemies Act, which the White House also cites as a way to deport gang members expeditiously, is a separate legal authority from Title 8 and has been challenged in court.[1][6][7]

Context. The post's speaker is making a broader claim about Title 8 and speed; the claim adds no figure or scope that the passage does not state, so it is graded on its core assertion.

Sources

7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 not rated, 1 tier 1

  1. 1Spin, falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdownpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2How President Trump Ended the Border Invasion and ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  3. 3[PDF] expedited removal and habeas corpuslmulawreview.scholasticahq.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Comparing the Biden and Trump Deportation Recordsmigrationpolicy.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Abrego Garcia’s defenders just don’t want anyone deportedwashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act blasted as abuse of powerthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
  7. 7PolitiFact FL: Immigration after one year under Trumpwlrn.org · not rated · cited for: context

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