ICE Releases FY2025 Data — 442,637 Removals; Sets 1 Million Annual Deportation Target

ICE released its official FY2025 deportation statistics on April 15, revealing 442,637 migrants formally removed in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 through September 2025), with only 166,939 having criminal records beyond illegal entry. For FY2026 mid-year data (through April 4), ICE reported 234,236 formal removals. More significantly, the agency's congressional budget justification quietly included a target of 1 million deportations per year for FY2026-FY2027, with a 500,000/year criminal deportation goal and 400,000/year arrests target. A separate Washington Post analysis found that as of April 4, 70.8% of ICE detainees — 42,722 of 60,311 — had no prior criminal conviction, contradicting the administration's stated focus on criminal deportations.