The number is a significant increase from 2015 when ICE recorded 16 deportations to Tonga.
According to Matangi Tonga, the report showed that in 2016, deportations to Tonga (22) were larger than that of nationals of Samoa (3), Fiji (12), New Zealand (16), Palau (10) and Papua New Guinea (1).
The Pacific Island country with the largest deportation numbers was the Marshall Islands (35). T
The country with the largest deportation numbers in 2016 altogether was Mexico (149,821).