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ICE reported record deportations in fiscal year 2026, while outlets differed on the number of arrests.
ICE reported 483,200 deportations in fiscal year 2026, above its previous record of 442,640 in fiscal year 2025. Newsweek and Al Jazeera reported more than 491,000 arrests, while ABC News reported 474,850; President Donald Trump said the administration’s immigration policies might have been too tough.
What the reports agree on
- ICE reported 483,200 deportations in fiscal year 2026. Newsweek, Al Jazeera, ABC News
- The 2026 deportation total exceeded the previous record of 442,640, set in fiscal year 2025. Newsweek, Al Jazeera, ABC News
- ICE reported more than 48,000 arrests in September 2026. Newsweek, Al Jazeera, ABC News
- Trump said the administration’s immigration policies might have been too tough. Newsweek, Al Jazeera
Where reports differ
- ABC News reported 474,850 arrests during the fiscal year, while Newsweek and Al Jazeera reported more than 491,000. ABC News
Reported by one outlet
- Newsweek reported that nearly 475,000 arrests involved alleged civil immigration violations, according to DHS. Newsweek
- Al Jazeera reported that ICE made 50,925 arrests in August 2026. Al Jazeera
- ABC News reported that ICE did not provide a breakdown of how many people arrested had criminal histories. ABC News