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Trump's ICE reports largest number of deportations in history as his immigration hawk Stephen Miller takes control

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a record 483,200 people in the fiscal year ending September 30, an 18 percent increase over the 2012 removals under Barack Obama. While the Department of Homeland Security highlights the removal of violent criminals, data shows that more than half of the arrests in July involved individuals with no criminal convictions or pending charges. This reporting highlights the rapid expansion of enforcement and the appointment of Stephen Miller, the architect of the deportation campaign, as White House chief of staff. The administration received roughly $170 billion for immigration enforcement and border security in July 2025, including $75 billion specifically for ICE.
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In fiscal year 2026, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a record 483,200 people, marking a historic escalation in President Trump's signature immigration enforcement campaign. ICE also made approximately 491,000 arrests, exceeding the total number of arrests and deportations in all three full fiscal years under the previous Biden administration combined. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised ICE, stating, "I couldn’t be prouder of the brave men and women of ICE, who just broke more historic records." However, this significant increase in enforcement efforts has also become a political vulnerability for Trump, with his approval rating on the issue falling to 38% according to recent polls.

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Daily MailThis outlet12 Nov

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a record 483,200 people in the fiscal year ending September 30, an 18 percent increase over the 2012 removals under Barack Obama. While the Department of Homeland Security highlights the removal of violent criminals, data shows that more than half of the arrests in July involved individuals with no criminal convictions or pending charges. This reporting highlights…

Trump's ICE reports largest number of deportations in history as his immigration hawk Stephen Miller takes control (this article)
Just the News13 Nov

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded its highest number of arrests and deportations in agency history during fiscal year 2026 under the Trump administration. The Department of Homeland Security reported that ICE conducted more than 491,000 immigration arrests and over 483,000 deportations during this period, a figure nearly equal to the total deportations from all three full fiscal years of the Biden…

ICE recorded the most arrests and deportations in its history in 2026 under Trump →3 articles from Just the News on this story
CBS News12 Nov

In fiscal year 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set a record by deporting 483,200 people and making over 491,000 immigration arrests in the United States. This marks an increase from the previous year's deportation record of 442,640 individuals. The figures reflect President Trump’s enforcement campaign but come amid political complexities following midterm election results, indicating mixed public…

ICE deportations and arrests hit record high →
ABC News (US)12 Nov

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported record-high numbers of immigration arrests and deportations for the fiscal year ending September 30. ICE deported 483,200 people, marking a 9% increase from the previous year and a 78% rise from 2024. Arrests also hit a record of 474,850, doubling from the previous year and quadrupling from 2024. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attributed these…

ICE reports record immigration arrests, deportations since Trump White House return →
Washington Examiner12 Nov

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement set a record for the highest number of illegal immigrant arrests and deportations in its history during fiscal year 2026. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the total number of arrests in this fiscal year exceeded the combined total of all three full fiscal years under the Biden administration. The report highlights that September 2026 was…

ICE shatters illegal immigrant arrest and deportation records in 2026 →
Reason12 Nov

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that in fiscal year 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made over 491,000 immigration arrests and over 483,000 deportations, setting a new record since fiscal year 2009. However, the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) revealed that a significant portion of these deportations were voluntary, accounting for 37% of total deportations in July…

ICE Says It's Deporting More Immigrants Than Ever. Many Are Actually Leaving Voluntarily. →
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New York Post12 Nov

The Trump administration announced that it had deported nearly 483,200 illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2026, setting a new record. This figure is significantly higher than the approximately 59,000 deportations reported in Biden’s first fiscal year and reflects an increase from the previous year under Trump. However, Syracuse University’s TRAC data hub reported a decline in actual deportations following Trump’s…

DHS says record number of illegal immigrants deported in past year →
The Daily Wire12 Nov

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Trump set record highs for arrests and deportations during fiscal year 2026, with 491,000 arrests and 483,000 deportations, according to the Department of Homeland Security. This surpasses previous records and the total of all three years under President Biden. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised ICE’s efforts, while Trump expressed some…

Trump’s ICE Just Blew Past Biden On Arrests, And That’s Only Half The Story →
Fox News13 Nov

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that Fiscal Year 2026 saw the highest number of ICE arrests and deportations in the agency's history. The department reported over 491,000 arrests and 483,200 deportations, noting that the total number of arrests exceeded the combined figures for the three fiscal years under the Biden administration by nearly 65,000. The report emphasizes that…

DHS touts highest ICE deportations in history, as Mullin says agency has been ‘unleashed’ →
Al Jazeera13 Nov

The Department of Homeland Security reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a record-breaking 483,200 deportations and over 491,000 immigration arrests during the 2026 fiscal year. These figures surpass the previous 2025 record of 442,640 deportations and include a peak of 50,925 arrests in August alone. The report highlights a significant escalation in enforcement under the Trump…

US reports record number of deportations and arrests in 2026 →

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Trump's ICE reports largest number of deportations in history as his immigration hawk Stephen Miller takes control Daily Mail · attributed to a source

ICE reports record immigration arrests, deportations since Trump White House return ABC News · attributed to a source

ICE Says It's Deporting More Immigrants Than Ever. Many Are Actually Leaving Voluntarily. Reason · attributed to a source

DHS says record number of illegal immigrants deported in past year New York Post · attributed to a source

DHS touts highest ICE deportations in history, as Mullin says agency has been ‘unleashed’ Fox News · attributed to a source

ICE deportations and arrests hit record high CBS News · stated as fact

ICE shatters illegal immigrant arrest and deportation records in 2026 Washington Examiner · stated as fact

Trump’s ICE Just Blew Past Biden On Arrests, And That’s Only Half The Story The Daily Wire · stated as fact

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DHS touts highest ICE deportations in history, as Mullin says agency has been ‘unleashed’ Fox News

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Phillip Nieto
47 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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‘I couldn’t be prouder of the brave men and women of ICE,’ DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement issued with the numbers on Thursday.
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Trump floated signing an amnesty deal last week once Democrats take over congress Miller, the architect of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and the aide who has spent two years driving ICE toward higher arrest quotas, was just installed as White House chief of staff
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
‘I couldn’t be prouder of the brave men and women of ICE,’ DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement issued with the numbers on Thursday.

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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what’s rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill asserted
tongues → sign → Hill
Donald Trump’s ICE agents deported a record number of migrants in the last year and the hardliner who built the crackdown has just taken over the West Wing. asserted
who → deport → Wing
ICE removed 483,200 people in the fiscal year that closed September 30, according to DHS numbers obtained by CBS News, beating the 442,640 the agency reported a year earlier. The agency also logged more than 491,000 immigration arrests, nearly 475,000 of them civil administrative arrests that require no criminal charge at all, another record. uncertain
that → remove → record
Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and the aide who has spent two years driving ICE toward higher arrest quotas, was just installed as White House chief of staff. asserted
who → spend → staff
The record landed days after Trump sat down with CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ and floated cutting a amnesty deal with Democrats. asserted
Trump → land → Democrats
‘I think it was too tough,’ the president said of his own crackdown in that interview, before turning around on Monday. asserted
president → think → Monday
The statistics office has not published a detailed monthly enforcement report covering ICE and Border Patrol since January 2025. asserted
office → publish → January
‘I couldn’t be prouder of the brave men and women of ICE,’ DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement issued with the numbers on Thursday. asserted
Mullin → say → Thursday
Donald Trump’s ICE agents deported a record number of migrants in the last year and the hardliner who built the crackdown has just taken over the West Wing asserted
who → deport → Wing
Trump floated signing an amnesty deal last week once Democrats take over congress Miller, the architect of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and the aide who has spent two years driving ICE toward higher arrest quotas, was just installed as White House chief of staff asserted
who → sign → staff
The department says the total runs roughly 18 percent above the 409,849 removals ICE recorded in 2012 under Barack Obama. asserted
ICE → say → Obama
It is also nearly 78 percent above the 271,484 carried out in Joe Biden’s final full fiscal year. asserted
It → carry → year
DHS has pointed to cases like that of Raul Genesis Ortiz Moran, a Mexican national charged with second-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in the death of a 2-year-old girl in Virginia, as proof it is hunting what it calls the ‘worst of the worst’. asserted
it → point → worst
However, more than half of ICE’s arrests in July involved people carrying no criminal conviction and no pending charge, according to CBS News. uncertain
half → involve → News
The nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute found that only about 20 percent of the roughly 980,000 deportations carried out by ICE and Border Patrol in the last year involved anyone with a criminal conviction. asserted
percent → find → conviction
Democrats take both chambers of Congress in January and some are already promising scrutiny of ICE’s spending and tactics. asserted
some → take → spending
Regardless, Trump’s tax and spending law handed immigration enforcement and border security roughly $170 billion in July 2025, including $75 billion for ICE alone. asserted
law → hand → ICE
ICE officers, meanwhile, have been told to aim for about 19,000 arrests a week, a target set before the midterms. asserted
officers → tell → midterms
Sources say they expect no slowdown with Miller in the chief of staff’s chair. asserted
they → say → chair
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