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Record Deportations Due to Trump Administration’s Immigration Offensive

The deportation of at least 483,200 migrants from the United States in fiscal year 2026 is considered a record for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to federal figures.

The newly released statistics underscore the aggressive immigration offensive of the Donald Trump administration. Which returned to the White House promising the largest deportations in the country’s history.

Moreover the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlighted that the number of ICE deportations for the last fiscal year, which ended September 30th. Surpassed the previous record, set during the same period in 2025, when 442,640 removals were recorded.

Reports indicate that ICE also continues to make numerous arrests each month. In September alone, the federal agency recorded more than 42,000 arrests.

Faced with this situation, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, “I couldn’t be more proud of the brave men and women of ICE, who just broke new historic records.”

“Fiscal year 2026 saw the highest number of ICE deportations and arrests in the agency’s history.” The high-ranking Trump administration official emphasized.

The data comes as, following the Republicans’ disastrous showing in the November 3rd midterm elections. President Trump expressed some regret regarding his immigration policies.

During a televised interview last weekend, Trump admitted that his administration’s offensive against illegal immigration “was too tough. I think maybe it was too tough.”

The so-called blue tsunami swept away the red wall that had been erected since the November 2024 elections. Where Republicans had narrowly won control of both houses of Congress. In 2026, the story with the Democrats changed.

Also their majority is beyond doubt, thanks to voter anger over the high cost of living and the unpopular war with Iran. They wrested 46 seats from their opponents and now hold 257 seats in the House of Representatives; the Republicans have 169. In the Senate, the Democrats flipped eight seats, giving them a 55-44 majority.

After January 3rd, 2027, the Democrats will attempt—as they have already announced—a period of accountability.

They are already talking about investigations into Trump, his family, and his finances. Into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for the attacks on vessels at sea in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Because of the repression during ICE raids in communities across the country, and they would not rule out a third impeachment trial of the current occupant of the Oval Office.

With information from Prensa Latina

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