WASHINGTON, DC - In just one year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported and arrested more illegal aliens than what took place during the entire Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security announced in a press release Thursday.
DHS announced ICE shattered the record for the highest number of deportations and arrests in any fiscal year during FY 2026, with over 491,000 immigration arrests and more than 483,000 deportations.
The 483,200 deportations broke a record set only last year when 482,640 illegal aliens were dispatched out of the country.
The agency said FY26’s deportation total is almost exactly the same as three full fiscal years under Biden combined (FY22, FY23, and FY24) when 486,000 illegal aliens were deported. It is over eight times the number of deportations recorded in Biden’s first year in office, FY21, which saw only just over 59,000 deportations.
The FY26 arrest total includes nearly 475,000 administrative arrests, DHS noted, which is far and above the most in ICE’s history.
FY26’s arrest total surpassed three full fiscal years when Autopen was occupying the White House (FY22, FY23, and FY24) combined, when only 427,000 were arrested. It dwarfs Biden’s first year in office, when only 43,900 illegal aliens were arrested.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the men and women of ICE, who have been under fire by far-left Democrats since President Trump took office.
“I couldn’t be prouder of the brave men and women of ICE, who just broke more historic records,” Mullin said. “Fiscal year 2026 saw the highest number of ICE deportations and arrests for any year in ICE’s history. September 2026 was the best September in ICE’s history in terms of arrests. The total number of ICE arrests in Fiscal year 2026 was more than all three full fiscal years under Biden combined, as the patriots of ICE work around the clock to make America safe again. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens so that we can save American lives.”
The release went on to praise President Trump, noting that over three million illegals have left the United States as of October, with 1.2 million illegal aliens being deported and 1.25 million illegal aliens being arrested.
ICE has arrested some of the “worst of the worst” of illegal alien offenders, including:
Raul Genesis Ortiz Moran, a Mexican illegal alien, arrested by ICE in July 2026. He has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated sexual battery after he sexually assaulted and murdered a 2-year-old girl in Louisa County, Virginia. The Louisa County Sheriff’s Department cooperated with federal law enforcement officials and turned him over to ICE custody.
Tou Lue Vang, an illegal alien from Laos, arrested by ICE on Dec. 10, 2025, with a criminal history including a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2006 after repeatedly assaulting a girl between 2002 and 2004; Minnesota’s Clemency Review Commission, under the auspices of Gov. Tim Walz, granted Vang a pardon; ICE deported him in July 2025.
Josue David Carranza-Castellon, a Honduran illegal alien, arrested by ICE in June 2026 at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. He was trying to flee the U.S. due to being wanted on charges of homicide-negligent manslaughter with a vehicle in Maryland; his criminal history includes a prior conviction for fourth-degree sexual offense and an arrest for lewd or lascivious acts with a minor.
Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, an illegal alien from Venezuela, arrested by ICE in May 2026, charged with unlawful use of a weapon and weapons offense after her involvement in a Tren de Aragua mass shooting at a Chicago house party in December 2024. She was driving a vehicle while two shooters inside opened fire on the party, killing three and injuring several others; she then helped the shooters evade police afterward.
Georgii Gabiev, a Russian illegal alien, arrested by ICE in June 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. Gabiev pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide after causing a crash that killed Tim Tarnowski, a truck driver, in Chippewa County, Minnesota, in March 2024. Police said he was watching a video about learning English on an iPad while driving. Tim Walz’s Minnesota sentenced him to only 120 days in jail after his plea.
Felipe Linares De Oliveira Aquilla, an illegal alien from Brazil, arrested by ICE in June 2026 in Mooresville, North Carolina. He previously served as the commander of Primeiro Comando Da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV), both designated terrorist organizations. Brazil held an international warrant for him for criminal association and extortion. At the time of his arrest, he was holding his wife hostage and was preparing to flee to Mexico.
Aman Kumar, an Indian illegal alien, arrested by ICE in May 2026 in Fresno, California, charged with felony hit and run: death or injury after causing a crash in April 2026 that injured a four-year-old boy and then fleeing the scene. Due to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sanctuary policies, the Fresno Sheriff’s Department released him from jail the following day; ICE arrested him one month later.
Soili Xiomara Aparicio-Santos, an illegal alien from Honduras, arrested by ICE in April 2026. She had a previous conviction for second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree attempted assault, and endangering the welfare of a child after she tried to smother her newborn son with a pillow in New York. Local authorities actually cooperated with ICE in sanctuary New York and notified ICE of her pending release. She was deported on April 15.
John Young Cotter Johnstone, an illegal alien from the UK, arrested by ICE in April 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested him and charged him with felony animal torture after police received video evidence of him repeatedly torturing dogs at an animal shelter where he was employed. The day after his arrest, Clark County officials honored an ICE detainer and turned him over to ICE custody.
Rajinder Kumar, an illegal from India, was arrested by ICE in April 2026. He was charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangering after he jackknifed his tractor trailer in Deschutes County, Oregon, igniting a crash that killed a newlywed couple. Oregon sanctuary Democrats refused to honor an ICE detainer and released him. He was picked up later that same month.
These are just some of the violent offenders that sanctuary politicans are trying to protect.
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