WASHINGTON − Two million immigrants without legal authority to remain the country have gone home during the first year of President Donald Trump 's second term, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem .

"Two million have gone home already, people that were here illegally you have removed and sent home," Noem said at a Cabinet meeting Dec. 2 . "We’re going to send more home for the holidays, too."

The push to reduce illegal immigration was a top priority for Trump. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has hired 10,000 officers, with the latest to arrive within 10 days, Noem said.

The reduction in 2 million immigrants is a difficult figure to corroborate and could include immigrants who were deported and who left the country voluntarily.

The right-leaning Center for I

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