ICE Breaks Records in Fiscal Year 2026 With More Than 491,000 Arrests and 483,000 Deportations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in Washington on November 12, 2026, that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out more than 491,000 immigration arrests and more than 483,000 deportations in fiscal year 2026, the highest totals in the agency's history.
On deportations, ICE carried out 483,200 deportations in fiscal year 2026, surpassing the previous record of 442,640 in fiscal year 2025. DHS said the total was almost the same as the three full fiscal years of the Biden administration (fiscal years 2022 through 2024) combined, at 486,000, and more than eight times the just over 59,000 deportations in fiscal year 2021.
On arrests, the fiscal year 2026 total included nearly 475,000 administrative arrests, the highest in ICE history. DHS said the year's arrest total was greater than the three full Biden administration fiscal years combined, at less than 427,000, and more than six times the just over 74,000 arrests in fiscal year 2021.
By month, ICE carried out more than 48,000 arrests and 44,000 removals in September 2026. August saw 50,925 arrests, breaking July's record of 50,208, which had broken June's record of 43,900, for three consecutive record-breaking months.
"I couldn't be prouder of the brave men and women of ICE, who just broke more historic records," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "Fiscal Year 2026 saw the highest number of ICE deportations and arrests for any year in ICE's history. September 2026 was the best September in ICE's history in terms of arrests."
DHS also said that under President Trump's leadership, more than 3 million migrants have left the United States, and that as of October the administration had deported nearly 1.2 million people and arrested over 1.25 million. The release listed examples of serious criminal cases among those arrested by ICE during fiscal year 2026, including cases involving murder, sex offenses and fatal vehicle crashes.
(Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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