The US Department of Homeland Security has issued more than 100,000 civil fines totalling roughly $84 billion (£66 billion) to illegal immigrants since the Trump administration returned to office, according to figures obtained by Fox News Digital. The penalties form part of a wider enforcement drive aimed at deterring unauthorised immigration by imposing financial consequences alongside deportation and detention measures.

Of the total amount levied, DHS has so far collected more than $1 billion in actual payments, indicating that only a small fraction of the fines issued have been recovered to date. The figures underline the scale of the administration's immigration crackdown, though the article does not detail how the fines are calculated, who specifically is targeted, or the department's plans for collecting the remaining outstanding sums.