ICE reports record immigration arrests and deportations in latest 12-month period
ICE said it deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 9% from the previous high.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested and deported more people in a recent 12-month period than at any time in its 23-year history. The agency said it deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 9% from its previous high of 442,640 a year earlier.
ICE said it arrested 474,850 people in the most recent 12-month period, compared with 239,890 a year earlier and 113,430 in 2024, the last year of Joe Biden's presidency. Deportations were up 78% from 271,480 in 2024. ICE said it made more than 48,000 arrests in September, after a two-month run of record highs that peaked at 50,925 in August. The agency said these were its first precise counts since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, including figures for 2025. The press release did not break down how many of those arrested or deported had criminal histories, as earlier administrations had reported.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin credited Trump's leadership, saying ICE had been unleashed to target and remove people in the country illegally.
Key points
- ICE deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a record.
- Arrests reached 474,850 in the latest 12-month period, more than four times the 2024 total.
- The release did not say how many arrested or deported people had criminal records.
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