The number of Brazilian immigrants removed from the US has grown following an agreement signed in 2018 between the presidents of the two countries at the time — Michel Temer and Donald Trump (during his first term). The agreement allows repatriation flights for undocumented immigrants who could no longer appeal to the US administration.
According to the latest data from the US Department of Homeland Security, 11,300 Brazilians were removed from American territory from 2018 to 2022 — 65% more than the 6,800 recorded in the previous five years (2013–2017).
The repatriation of Brazilians occurred at the same time as a decline in the removal of foreign immigrants in general (that is, from all nationalities). From 2013 to 2017, the US removed 1.8 million people from the country, a number that fell to 1.1 million from 2018 to 2022, a reduction of 38%.
These numbers include only immigrants deported from the US through a removal order, which is why the process is called “removal.” Another type of deportation, called “return,” whose data is not provided in this report, includes foreigners prevented from entering the country at border points or who choose to leave the US voluntarily.Flights
The Federal Police reported that from 2020 to 2024, Brazil received 94 repatriation flights, bringing back 7,637 Brazilians. “These numbers refer only to chartered flights from ICE [US Immigration and Customs Enforcement], used to deport detainees in detention centers [at the Mexican border],” the Federal Police stated in a note.
Source: GOV.BR