Nearly 200,000 people have been deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a senior Homeland Security official, putting the agency on pace for its highest removal rate in a decade.
When combined with deportations by US Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard, and voluntary departures, the total reaches almost 350,000 since Trump returned to office in January. ICE alone is projected to surpass 300,000 deportations in fiscal year 2025, which ends Sept. 30. A level not seen since Barack Obama’s administration removed 316,000 people in 2014.
The Trump administration has set an ambitious target of one million deportations annually, but progress has fallen short. Internal data shows daily immigration arrests fluctuating between 1,000 and 2,000, roughly double the Biden-era rate but below the White House goal of 3,000 per day.
“ICE, CBP, and the US Coast Guard have made historic progress to carry out President Trump’s promise,” a senior DHS official said, while acknowledging legal challenges from federal courts have slowed operations.
Despite the gap, ICE is preparing for an unprecedented expansion. Trump’s agenda bill, signed into law this summer, allocates nearly $75 billion to ICE through 2029, making it the most heavily funded police force in the federal government. Roughly $45 billion is earmarked for expanding detention center capacity, while nearly $30 billion will go toward enforcement and deportation operations.
DHS has also launched media campaigns promoting voluntary departures, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem crediting Trump’s “strong message” for boosting self-deportation numbers.
