US Immigration Deports Record 483,200 People in 2026

According to CBS News, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set a record for deportations and detentions in fiscal year 2026, which ended September 30. The agency deported 483,200 people and detained more than 491,000. It's from sb.by.

According to RIA Novosti, this is a new maximum in the history of ICE: the previous record was recorded in the fiscal year 2025 – then deported 442.64 thousand people. According to the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, the total number of detentions in 2026 exceeded the figures for the three full fiscal years under the administration of Joe Biden, taken together.

According to CBS, almost 475,000 detentions were administrative in nature, they were held for non-criminal violations of immigration law. However, not all cases recorded as deportations were forced expulsions. In July and August 2026, forced expulsions accounted for only 63% of the total number of deportations, according to the TRAC Research Center; the rest were voluntary departures and returns.

Tightening control over illegal migration has become one of the policies of US President Donald Trump after his return to the White House. With the support of the Border Guard Service, ICE conducted a number of large-scale raids. In particular, in early January, the actions of the department in Minneapolis (Minnesota) caused protests.

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