ICE recorded the most arrests and deportations in its history in 2026 under Trump

Immigration and Customs Enforcement recorded the most arrests and deportations in the agency's history in fiscal year 2026, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday. 

In fiscal year 2026, ICE conducted more than 491,000 immigration arrests and more than 483,000 deportations. In fiscal year 2025, the agency carried out 442,640 deportations. 

The deportations in fiscal year 2026 were nearly the same as the number carried out in all three full fiscal years of the Biden administration. 

"Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens so that we can save American lives," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement.