WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mentioned Thursday that it arrested and deported extra individuals throughout a current 12-month interval than at any time in its 23-year historical past.
ICE mentioned it deported 483,200 individuals within the fiscal yr that ended Sept. 30, up 9% from its earlier excessive of 442,640 in the identical interval a yr earlier and up 78% from 271,480 in 2024, the final yr of Joe Biden’s presidency.
ICE arrested 474,850 individuals in the newest 12-month interval, roughly double the 239,890 arrests a yr earlier and greater than quadruple the 113,430 arrests in 2024.
ICE had not launched such exact counts since President Donald Trump returned to the White Home, together with for 2025.
Figures in a press launch don’t present breakdowns of how many individuals had felony histories, as earlier administrations have reported.
“Because of President Trump’s management, ICE has been unleashed to focus on and take away unlawful aliens in order that we will save American lives,” mentioned Homeland Safety Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
ICE mentioned it made greater than 48,000 arrests in September, ending a two-month run of document highs that reached 50,925 in August.
