Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a record 483,200 people in fiscal year 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a record 483,200 people in fiscal year 2026, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by CBS News. ICE also reported more than 491,000 arrests during the year ending Sept. 30, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests, which DHS described as a record.
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The deportation total surpassed ICE’s previous reported annual high of 442,640, set in fiscal year 2025.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement accompanying the figures that fiscal 2026 also had the highest number of arrests in ICE history. He called September 2026 the agency’s best September for arrests and said the year’s arrest total exceeded the combined total for all three full fiscal years under Biden.
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