ICE Touts Record Arrest Numbers Days After Trump Called Policy 'Too Tough'
Summary
ICE reported 491,000-plus immigration arrests and 483,200 deportations in fiscal year 2026, the highest annual totals in the agency’s history, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The figures came days after President Donald Trump said his administration had been “too tough” in some immigration cases.Key Facts
- DHS said ICE made more than 491,000 immigration arrests in fiscal year 2026.
- DHS said ICE deported 483,200 people in fiscal year 2026, exceeding the previous record of 442,640 in fiscal year 2025.
- Nearly 475,000 fiscal year 2026 arrests were administrative arrests involving alleged civil immigration violations, DHS said.
- ICE recorded more than 48,000 arrests and 44,000 removals in September 2026, according to DHS.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated ICE an additional $75 billion over four years, including $45 billion for detention and nearly $30 billion for personnel and enforcement operations.
- Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council said comparisons of removals can be misleading because Title 42 expulsions under the Biden administration are not counted as removals.
- Trump said the administration had been too tough in some cases, including the removal of immigrants working in landscaping and hospitality.
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