ICE record deportations were reported Thursday as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it removed more people in the last fiscal year than at any time since the agency was created.
According to the agency, ICE deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That was a 9 percent increase from the previous high of 442,640 a year earlier and a 78 percent jump from 271,480 in 2024, the final year of Joe Biden’s presidency.
ICE also reported 474,850 arrests in the most recent 12-month period. That total was about double the 239,890 arrests recorded a year earlier and more than four times the 113,430 arrests in 2024.
The agency had not released similarly detailed counts since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, including for 2025.
ICE’s press statement did not include a breakdown of how many people arrested or deported had criminal histories, a level of detail some prior administrations provided.
“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens so that we can save American lives,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.
ICE said it made more than 48,000 arrests in September, following two consecutive months of record highs that peaked at 50,925 in August.
ICE record deportations and arrests draw national attention
The figures reflect a sustained increase in immigration enforcement activity, with monthly arrest totals surging late in the fiscal year. For Hawaiʻi readers tracking federal policy shifts, the latest numbers signal continued high-volume removals and arrests nationwide under the current administration.
