ICE has deported 356,389 people in fiscal year 2026, according to a new data release, covering Oct. 1 through July 11. That works out to approximately 1,255 removals per day.
Bill Melugin highlighted the numbers Tuesday, along with data showing a sharp increase in immigration arrests during June and the first part of July.
BREAKING: New ICE data dump reveals the agency has carried out 356,389 deportations so far in Fiscal Year 2026, which began October 1st. That averages out to roughly 1,260 per day. ICE currently has 65,765 people in ICE detention, 39,576 of whom (60%) have criminal convictions or… pic.twitter.com/rKnrD3pGgq
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 20, 2026
At 356,389, the fiscal year 2026 total is already 36,409 higher than the 319,980 removals recorded through the end of fiscal year 2025. Final annual removal statistics are not locked until after the fiscal year ends, so the numbers can continue to change as cases are confirmed.
The new release also supports recent statements from White House border czar Tom Homan about the pace of immigration arrests. Homan said earlier this month that ICE made more than 10,000 arrests in a single five-day stretch in July, calling it a record for the administration.
ICE recorded 43,138 arrests and detentions during June, the highest monthly total of the fiscal year. That surpassed the previous high of 42,107 in December. Of the June total, 39,563 were attributed to ICE and 3,575 to Customs and Border Protection.
Enforcement accelerated further during the first 11 days of July, with 17,525 arrests resulting in detention; 16,213 attributed to ICE and 1,312 to CBP.
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That comes to nearly 1,594 total arrests per day. ICE alone accounted for an average of approximately 1,474 per day. If that rate continues, July will surpass June's record.
An independent report published recently, based on internal agency figures shared with Congress, also placed ICE arrests at more than 1,400 per day during the first part of July.
Monthly arrest totals released by ICE show how enforcement activity has changed since the beginning of the year:
- January: 39,678
- February: 31,849
- March: 32,492
- April: 33,083
- May: 34,079
- June: 43,138
July 1 - July 11: 17,525
July's numbers are incomplete, but ICE was already averaging more arrests per day than it did in June.
As of July 11, ICE reported 65,765 people in detention. Of those detainees, 19,329 had criminal convictions and another 20,247 had pending criminal charges. Together, those two groups accounted for 39,576 detainees. That is just over 60 percent of the total detained population.
- Convicted criminals: 19,329
- Pending criminal charges: 20,247
- Other immigration violators: 26,189
Total detained: 65,765
The "other immigration violators" category covers people with no criminal record who were detained solely for civil immigration violations: unlawful presence, visa overstays, or illegal entry. Among detainees initially arrested by ICE, 18,043 had criminal convictions, and 18,513 had pending charges. The remaining detainees in those categories were initially arrested by CBP before entering ICE custody.
By comparison, ICE reported 59,762 people in detention in its Sept. 21, 2025, snapshot, meaning the current detained population is approximately 10 percent larger.
The latest release covers only the first 284 days of fiscal year 2026. ICE has already surpassed the removal figure contained in its previous fiscal year workbook; June set a new record for arrests, and July was running ahead of that pace when the data were collected. The Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation is still accelerating, and the numbers prove it.
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