483,200 deportations set an ICE record as DHS touts highest total in history; Mullin says agency is unleashed

DHS reports record figures

Immigration officials said Thursday that arrests and deportations in fiscal 2026 reached their highest levels in ICE’s history. The agency recorded more than 491,000 arrests, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests.

DHS said the administrative arrest count was the largest in the agency’s history. The department also said this year’s arrests exceeded the combined total from fiscal years 2022 through 2024 by nearly 65,000.

Deportations approach Biden total

ICE deported 483,200 people during fiscal 2026, according to DHS. That surpassed the previous agency record of 442,640, set the year before. The department said this year’s deportations were fewer than 3,000 below the combined total for the three full fiscal years under Biden. The figures were presented as a comparison of annual results with the prior administration’s full three-year total.

Mullin credits Trump leadership

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said fiscal 2026 produced the highest annual totals for ICE arrests and deportations. He credited Trump’s leadership for the results and said the agency had been “unleashed.” Mullin discussed the administration’s immigration policy and the possibility of working with Democrats on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.” The report also describes the figures as outcomes of Trump’s immigration crackdown.