The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 483.2 thousand people in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This is the highest figure in the agency's 23-year history, reports Associated Press, citing agency data.
The number of deportations has risen by 9% compared to the previous record; one year earlier, during the same period, 442.64 thousand people were deported. Compared to the last year of Joe Biden's presidency, 2024, the figure has increased by 78%; at that time, 271.48 thousand people were deported from the United States.
During the last 12 months, ICE also arrested 474.85 thousand people — almost twice as many as one year earlier, when the number of arrests was 239.89 thousand. In 2024, the agency arrested 113.43 thousand people, meaning the figure has more than quadrupled over two years.
Following Donald Trump's return to the White House, ICE had not published such detailed data, including for 2025. Moreover, the current press release does not specify how many of those arrested and deported have criminal convictions, information that was previously disclosed during earlier administrations.
"Thanks to President Trump's leadership, ICE has been enabled to detect and deport illegal immigrants without hindrance—to save American lives," said US Secretary of Homeland Security Marquwain Malin.
In September, ICE announced more than 48 thousand arrests. This ended a two-month period of record numbers; in August, the agency arrested 50,925 people.
