ICE sets all-time highs: 483,200 deported, arrests nearly double-ZH.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained and deported more people over the past year than at any point in its 23-year history, the agency announced Thursday, according to an Associated Press report published by ABC News.
ICE deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That was 9% more than the previous record of 442,640 set a year earlier, and 78% more than the 271,480 deported in 2024, Joe Biden's last year.
Arrests rose even faster. ICE made 474,850 arrests in the most recent 12-month period, roughly double the 239,890 from the previous year and more than four times the 113,430 recorded in 2024.
"Thanks to President Trump's leadership, ICE has been freed up to target and remove illegal immigrants so we can save American lives," said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
The agency made more than 48,000 arrests in September, following two straight months of record highs that peaked at 50,925 in August.
This is the first time ICE has released such accurate data since Trump returned to the White House, including for 2025. The press release did not specify how many of those arrested or deported have criminal records, something previous administrations have reported.
The numbers mark a dramatic turnaround from the Biden years, when millions crossed the southern border and domestic enforcement was sharply reduced. Trump has worked to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history, and the latest figures show that the administration is continuing.
Supporters say the results speak for themselves. Deporting people who entered or stayed in the country illegally restores the rule of law, protects American workers and communities, and deters others from trying to cross the border illegally in the first place.
The administration encountered stiff resistance along the way.