More than 100 such detention centers operate across the country — including two in the Chicago area — and most are in county jails or for-profit prisons. As detainees cycle in and out of these centers, experts say it's too soon to tell whether the rate of deportation has risen under President Donald Trump's administration. Although Barack Obama deported more people than any other president, immigration activists and attorneys agree that it's Trump's promises of an immigration crackdown that make deportations seem more alarming. Others believe Trump's stricter immigration enforcement will "make the country safer."