ICE reports 483,200 deportations in 2026 financial year
The US immigration agency reported 483,200 deportations in the year to September, alongside more than 491,000 immigration arrests.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out 483,200 deportations in the financial year ending on 30 September, according to figures released by the Department of Homeland Security on 12 November. The department said it was the highest annual total in the agency’s history.
The figure was up about 9 per cent from the 442,640 deportations reported for the previous financial year.
ICE also recorded more than 491,000 immigration arrests, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests. These are arrests for alleged civil immigration violations, rather than criminal charges. The arrest and deportation totals are separate counts and do not show how many people arrested during the year were also deported in that period.
The deportation total covers ICE, not all US immigration enforcement. It does not necessarily represent the number of formal removal orders carried out, and the department did not provide a detailed breakdown of the figure.
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