ICE deported 442k people in fiscal year 2025

Brittany Gibson

An undocumented immigrant is searched while being in-processed at an ICE center on April 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

The top U.S. immigration enforcement agency deported 442,637 people between October 2024 and September 2025, according to newly-released statistics.

Why it matters: The top-line figure is about 171,000 people more than the fiscal year before, but far short of Trump's campaign promise to deport one million people a year.

Zoom out: The figure is the first official deportation statistic released under the Trump administration and was included in a congressional budget justification report.

The Office of Homeland Security Statistics hasn't updated its data since November of 2024.
Homeland Security's much-hyped "self deportation" figure is not included in the report. The agency has claimed in press releases that more than two million have "self-deported" but hasn't shared regular data.

The intrigue: The ICE report shows that the goal for next year is to deport 1 million people. But the agency has asked for less money in fiscal year 2027 than it did in fiscal year 2026.

ICE supports slashing $751 million from its immigration detention and removal transportation budgets, citing the billions in extra funding provided by the One Big, Beautiful Bill that passed in summer 2025.
ICE has also reduced its budget ask for officer overtime by $155 million.

By the numbers: Fiscal year 2025 includes the final months of former President Biden's term and most of Trump's first year in office.

Of the deportations, almost 167,000 people had criminal records (convictions and pending charges).
This is roughly 38% of all removals and returns as the administration aims to focus on the promoting its enforcement against the so-called "Worst of the Worst."

Go deeper: MAGA allies say Trump is going soft on deportations

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ICE deported 442k people in fiscal year 2025

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