ICE reports record 483,200 deportations in fiscal 2026

The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement recorded 483,200 deportations and more than 491,000 arrests in fiscal 2026, setting agency records for both measures. The fiscal year ended September 30, according to the department’s figures. The deportation total exceeded the previous ICE record of 442,640, reported for fiscal 2025.

Nearly 475,000 of the arrests were classified as administrative arrests, which are civil immigration arrests and do not require a criminal charge, according to DHS figures reported by CBS News. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said fiscal 2026 had the highest number of ICE deportations and arrests in the agency’s history. He credited President Donald Trump’s leadership for the results.

The overall deportation figure includes different ways of leaving the country, not only formal removals under an order. An analysis by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, or TRAC, based on federal immigration records, found formal removals accounted for 63% of ICE deportations in July and August 2026. Voluntary departures and voluntary returns made up the remainder during those two months. That breakdown does not establish the...