US expels 483,000 migrants in historic record
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
The US immigration enforcement agency, ICE, announced 491,000 arrests and 483,000 deportations during fiscal year 2026, historic records. The figures represent more than six times the arrests in Joe Biden’s first year and more than twice the deportations in Barack Obama’s last full year, according to an agency statement.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded more than 491,000 immigration-related arrests and 483,000 deportations during fiscal year 2026, levels described as the highest in its history. The agency announced the figures on Thursday 12 November in a statement published on X.
The number of deportations is more than twice that recorded during the last full year of Barack Obama’s presidency, while arrests are more than six times higher than those in Joe Biden’s first fiscal year, according to ICE. The figures are part of the policy of intensified deportations and immigration controls pursued by President Donald Trump's administration since his return to the White House.
