ICE reports record arrests and deportations, including Caribbean migrants

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recorded more than 491,000 immigration arrests and 483,200 deportations in the 2026 fiscal year, setting new annual records, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with Caribbean migrants among those affected by US immigration enforcement.

DHS, which oversees ICE, said on Thursday that the deportation figure surpassed the previous record of 442,640 set in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).

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“FY26’s deportation total is almost the same as all three full fiscal years under the Biden administration (FY22, FY23, and FY24) combined, at 486,000,” the department said.