That claim just isn’t true.
People from all regions are deported, the difference is numbers and visibility, not race.
Real examples:
Canadians – Thousands are removed from the U.S. every year, mostly for visa overstays or DUI/drug convictions. Canada is consistently one of the top Western countries for removals.
Brits & Irish – After 9/11, the U.S. deported large numbers of Irish and British overstays. ICE has continued deportations for visa violations and criminal convictions. The idea that Brits get a free pass is simply false.
Germans, Poles, Italians – Europeans are routinely deported for overstays, work-visa violations, and criminal offenses. Poland and Germany both appear regularly in ICE removal statistics.
Russians – Russians have been deported for immigration fraud, overstays, and criminal activity, especially post-2014 and again after 2022 due to visa scrutiny.
Scandinavians – Fewer cases because far fewer people from those countries overstay visas, not because they’re exempt. When they do overstay or commit crimes, they’re deported like anyone else.
Why it looks uneven:
Latin America accounts for the majority of unauthorized entries, so enforcement numbers skew that way. Europe, Canada, and Australia mostly enter on visas and overstay at much lower rates, so fewer removals, not zero removals.
Bottom line:
Immigration enforcement tracks legal status and violations, not skin color. Western nationals are deported all the time, it just doesn’t fit the narrative, so it doesn’t go viral. |
