Immigration arrests and deportations by federal authorities have reached record levels, according to two news organizations that cited recent government figures. CBS News reported that new Department of Homeland Security figures show more than 483,000 deportations and 491,000 immigration arrests in fiscal year 2026. The network's account, headlined as deportations and arrests hitting a record high, is available in a CBS News report.
ABC News reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested and deported more people during a recent 12-month period than at any time in its 23-year history. The network's wire story, which carries a headline referring to records since the Trump White House return, presents the agency's account in brief. It appears in an ABC News wire report.
The two reports cover different time frames. CBS News tied its figures to fiscal year 2026 and to Department of Homeland Security data. ABC News tied its figures to a recent 12-month period and to statements from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Neither summary states whether the two sets of numbers overlap, and neither explains how the figures were compiled.
Both accounts describe the totals as records. The summaries do not say how the current figures compare with earlier years in specific numbers, and they do not give a breakdown of the arrests or deportations by location, country of origin, or type of case.
The CBS News figures count deportations and arrests as separate totals. The ABC News summary describes arrests and deportations over a 12-month period without giving separate totals for each.
Sources: CBS News: ICE deportations and arrests hit record high; ABC News: ICE reports record immigration arrests, deportations since Trump White House return.