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The Department of Justice on Tuesday touted a "return to the rule of law" in the Trump administration made possible by the president's immigration orders.

Statistics from the Executive Office of Immigration Review show that both orders for removal by an immigration judge and orders allowing illegal immigrants to leave the country on their own by a certain date are up during the first six months under President Trump compared to the same period in 2016.

Roughly 50,000 illegal immigrants were ordered by an immigration judge to be deported from the United States by the Department of Homeland Security. This does not mean that all of those immigrants were deported, but that a judge issued such an order. Such orders are often issued when an immigrant doesn't show up to a court hearing.

Another 57,000 illegal immigrants agreed in court to voluntarily leave the U.S. by a certain date, or face being deported.

According to the Justice Department, the orders are up 28 percent and 31 percent, respectively, over the same time period in 2016.

Both Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have made illegal immigration a top priority, which began with the president's January executive order that sent more immigration judges to DHS detention facilities nationwide.

The Justice Department has also hired 54 more immigration judges since January.

The Justice Department is reviewing "internal practices, procedures, and technology in order to identify ways in which it can further enhance immigration judges' productivity without compromising due process," the department said in a press release.

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Justice Department: Increased removal of illegal immigrants shows 'return to rule of law' - Washington Examiner