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The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has recorded the highest number of arrests and deportations in its history during the 2026 fiscal year, surpassing all previous benchmarks by significant margins.
ICE announced the figures in a statement posted on X on Thursday, November 12, confirming that the agency carried out more than 491,000 immigration arrests and 483,000 deportations throughout fiscal year 2026.
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The agency described the totals as the highest in its history, noting that the deportation figure was more than twice the number recorded during Barack Obama's final full fiscal year in office.
Compared with Joe Biden's first fiscal year, the numbers were even more stark, with ICE reporting more than eight times as many deportations and six times as many arrests.
The record figures come on the back of a sweeping immigration enforcement agenda pursued by President Donald Trump since…
