U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed 483,200 people during fiscal year 2026, marking the highest annual deportation count in the agency's history, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics. The milestone surpassed the prior agency record of 442,640 deportations logged in fiscal year 2025.
Enforcement officers conducted more than 491,000 immigration arrests during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Nearly 475,000 of those apprehensions involved administrative civil violations rather than criminal charges. In August 2026, monthly arrests reached 50,925 before staying above 48,000 in September. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that ICE arrest counts in fiscal year 2026 exceeded the combined total across all three full fiscal years of the previous administration.
Budget Resources Power Enforcement Targets
The enforcement pace was reinforced by a July 2025 statute that directed approximately $170 billion toward border security and immigration measures. That spending law allocated $75 billion directly to ICE, dedicating $45 billion to expand detention capacity. Following the 2026 midterm elections, operational instructions reportedly directed agency personnel to pursue a target of roughly 19,000 arrests per week.
