ICE Smashes All-Time Arrest and Deportation Records in FY 2026 Under Trump
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement delivered historic results in fiscal year 2026, recording more than 491,000 immigration arrests and 483,200 deportations—the highest totals in the agency’s history.
The deportation figure shattered the previous record of 442,640 set in FY 2025 and stands roughly 78 percent higher than the 271,484 removals logged in FY 2024 under the Biden administration. ICE’s arrest total, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests, exceeds the combined arrests from the three full fiscal years of the prior administration.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin credited President Trump’s leadership, stating that ICE has been “unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens so that we can save American lives.” Agency data show sustained high-volume enforcement into the final months of the fiscal year, with more than 50,000 arrests in August alone.
DHS highlighted removals of serious criminal offenders, including individuals charged with murder and sexual assault. Officials framed the numbers as the direct result of restored interior enforcement after years of restricted operations. The records mark a sharp reversal from the lower interior activity of the previous administration and signal that the Trump White House intends to maintain the elevated pace.
