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ICE reports record deportations and arrests in fiscal year 2026

New DHS figures show 483,200 deportations and over 491,000 arrests, while outside analyses question how cases are counted.

Published Nov 13, 2026 · 03:47 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • DHS figures show ICE deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.[CBS News · Associated Press]
  • ICE also reported more than 491,000 arrests, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests that DHS described as a record.[CBS News · Associated Press]
  • Outside analyses question the mix of cases, with TRAC finding formal removals were 63% of July and August deportations.[CBS News]
  • Trump told 60 Minutes that parts of the crackdown may have been too tough, and 58% of exit-poll voters said enforcement had gone too far.[CBS News]

Key facts

  • ICE deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, according to DHS figures.[CBS News · Associated Press]
  • ICE reported more than 491,000 immigration arrests in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests.[CBS News]
  • DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said fiscal 2026 had the most ICE deportations and arrests in the agency's history.[CBS News · Associated Press]
  • TRAC found formal removals were 63% of deportations in July and August 2026, with the rest being voluntary departures and returns.[CBS News]
  • A CBS News analysis found that in July 2026 more than half of ICE arrests involved people with neither convictions nor pending criminal charges.[CBS News]
  • The Migration Policy Institute found about 20% of roughly 980,000 ICE and CBP deportations from January 2025 to July 2026 involved a criminal conviction.[CBS News]
  • In CBS News national exit polling from the 2026 midterms, 58% of voters said immigration enforcement had gone too far.[CBS News]

What remains uncertain

  • The totals are DHS-reported figures, and outside analyses cited in the reporting dispute how deportations are counted, so comparisons remain unsettled.[CBS News · Associated Press]
  • Trump has said parts of the crackdown may have gone too far, but the reporting does not establish whether enforcement will change.[CBS News]

Sources

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