WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) broke the record for the highest number of deportations and arrests in any fiscal year in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), with more than 491,000 immigration arrests and more than 483,000 deportations.
In FY26, ICE carried out 483,200 deportations, which broke the record for the highest number of deportations in the agency’s history. This surpasses the previous record held by FY25, which saw 442,640 deportations.
FY26’s deportation total is almost the same as all three full fiscal years under the Biden Administration (FY22, FY23, and FY24) combined, at 486,000. FY26’s total is also more than eight times the number of deportations in Biden’s first fiscal year, as FY21 saw just over 59,000 deportations.FY26’s arrest total includes nearly 475,000 administrative arrests, which is by far the highest total in ICE’s history.
FY26’s arrest total is greater than the entirety of the three full fiscal years under the Biden Administration (FY22, FY23, and FY24) combined, at less than 427,000. It is also more than six times the number of arrests in Biden’s first fiscal year, as FY21 saw just over 74,000 arrests.
In the month of September, ICE carried out more than 48,000 arrests, as well as 44,000 removals. This arrest total represents a more than 300% increase over the average September during the Biden Administration.
This follows several record-breaking months, with August shattering the record for the most illegal aliens arrested by ICE in a single month, at 50,925. This broke the previous record held by July 2026, which saw 50,208 illegal aliens arrested. The record prior to July was held by June 2026, when 43,900 illegal aliens were arrested.
“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. The total number of ICE arrests in Fiscal Year 2026 was more than all three full fiscal years under Biden combined, as the patriots of ICE work around the clock to make America safe again. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens so that we can save American lives.”
Under President Trump’s leadership, more than 3 million migrants have left the U.S. As of October, we have now deported nearly 1.2 million illegal aliens and arrested over 1.25 million illegal aliens.