▁were ▁investig ated . ▁ ▁Record ▁number ▁of ▁deport ations ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁deport ing ▁of ▁a ▁record ▁ 2 . 4 ▁million ▁imm igr ants , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁" Dep orter - In - Ch ief " ▁by ▁Jan et ▁M urg u ía , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁La ▁R aza . ▁According ▁to ▁I CE ▁data , ▁about ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁those ▁deport ed ▁by ▁I CE ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁had ▁no ▁criminal ▁conv iction , ▁while ▁majority ▁of ▁those ▁conv icted ▁were ▁guilty ▁of ▁minor ▁charges . ▁However , ▁this ▁stat istic ▁is ▁mis leading , ▁as ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁how ▁deport ations ▁were ▁counted ▁was ▁changed ▁under ▁the ▁Bush ▁administration ▁and ▁continued ▁under ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration . ▁Before , ▁people ▁caught ▁crossing ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁were ▁simply ▁bus ed ▁back ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁counted ▁as ▁deport ations . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁change , ▁these ▁people ▁were ▁finger print ed ▁and ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁deport ation ▁t ally , ▁giving ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁deport ations . ▁ ▁Se par ation ▁of ▁migr ant ▁children ▁from ▁their ▁families ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Trump ▁administration ' s ▁zero ▁toler ance ▁policy , ▁nearly ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁min ors ▁were ▁separated ▁from ▁their ▁parents ,