As of late September 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies under the Trump administration have arrested and removed hundreds of thousands of non-citizens. Detention figures have reached historic highs this year. Specific, up-to-the-minute numbers change frequently and vary by reporting source.
Arrests
Trump administration (Jan–Sept 2025): Approximately 260,000 internal arrests are projected for the full fiscal year, based on the current pace. In June 2025, ICE averaged about 1,200 arrests per day, with some days exceeding 2,000.
Criminal history: In August 2025, an estimated 35% of those arrested by ICE had criminal convictions, while another 30% had pending criminal charges. In September 2025, an analysis by The Economist found that non-criminal arrests outnumbered convicted-criminal ones for the first time since December 2023.
Biden administration (Feb 2021–Dec 2024): ICE conducted 500,842 internal arrests during this period. Over half of these were for immigration violations alone and did not involve a criminal history.
Detentions
Trump administration (Jan–Sept 2025): The number of people held in ICE detention facilities hit record levels in 2025, surpassing the previous peak in 2019.
August 29, 2025: 61,226 detainees were held in ICE facilities, a record high.
September 21, 2025: The number was 59,762.
Criminal history of detainees: In late September 2025, 71.5% of individuals held in ICE detention had no criminal convictions.
Deportations (removals)
Trump administration (Jan–Sept 2025): As of September 19, 2025, ICE had removed 302,192 people during the 2025 fiscal year. Approximately 216,423 of these occurred during the Trump administration, from January 26 to September 19. This does not include other federal agencies' repatriations or self-deportations.
Biden administration (FY 2021–2024): ICE's removals from the U.S. interior declined to an average of 38,000 per year, while border removals increased.
Obama administration: ICE removals reached a high of nearly 3 million during his two terms, earning him the nickname "deporter-in-chief" from some activists.
Outstanding removal orders: As of early 2025, about 1.5 million non-citizens had outstanding removal orders but have not been deported for various reasons, such as not being located or their home country not accepting their return.

