ICE records highest arrests and deportations in its 23‑year history

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it has arrested and deported more people in a recent 12‑month period than at any time in its 23‑year existence.

In the fiscal year ending 30 September, ICE deported 483,200 individuals, a 9 % increase on the previous high of 442,640 recorded a year earlier and a 78 % rise from the 271,480 deportations in 2024, the final year of the Biden administration.

During the same period, ICE made 474,850 arrests, roughly double the 239,890 arrests recorded the year before and more than four times the 113,430 arrests in 2024.

The agency has not released comparable precise figures since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, including for 2025. The press release did not break down how many of those arrested had criminal histories, a detail previous administrations have provided.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the results, saying they were possible “thanks to President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens so that we can save American lives.”

ICE reported over 48,000 arrests in September, ending a two‑month streak of record highs that peaked at 50,925 arrests in August.

Source: ABC News. Photo: Mark Stebnicki / Pexels.