WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported record immigration enforcement numbers Thursday, saying it deported 483,200 people and arrested 474,850 during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 — the highest totals in the agency’s 23-year history.
The deportation total was 9% higher than the previous record of 442,640 and 78% above the 271,480 removals recorded in 2024. Arrests nearly doubled from the prior year’s 239,890 and were more than four times the 113,430 arrests in 2024.
The new ICE release did not provide a breakdown showing how many people arrested had criminal convictions, unlike reports issued under previous administrations.
Earlier enforcement data, however, complicates the administration’s repeated description of those targeted as the “worst of the worst.” AP reported that more than half of ICE arrests in July involved people with neither criminal convictions nor pending charges, while fewer than one-quarter had criminal convictions.
Separate TRAC data showed that 70.6% of people held in ICE detention on July 11 had no criminal conviction, although some detainees could still have pending charges or immigration violations.
ICE said monthly arrests exceeded 48,000 in September after reaching a record 50,925 in August.
The record numbers come as President Donald Trump has acknowledged that portions of his deportation policy may have been “too tough,” while incoming congressional Democrats are preparing increased scrutiny of ICE enforcement and spending.
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