Capturing data…
Capturing data…
SAT, 14 NOV · 97 ITEMS
Bloomberg, AP, The Daily Wire + 5 more · United States
8 outletsFraming varies: Right-leaning sources (Daily Wire, Newsmax, New York Post) frame the record as a success and a fulfillment of Trump's agenda, while centre-left sources (Politico, ABC News) note that polls show voters have soured on the crackdown, creating a political split in coverage.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement () deported a record 483,000 people in 2026, which ended September 30, 2026, under President Trump. This surpasses the previous record of 442,640 set in fiscal year 2025. The number reflects the intensification of immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including increased arrests and removals. The data comes from the Department of Homeland Security.
The claim is based on official data from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, reported by multiple news outlets including Bloomberg, AP, and others. The provenance tier is aggregated/secondary with no primary cited, but the consistency across sources and the existence of an ICE press release confirm the figure's reliability. The reporting sits close to the primary source, as the numbers are directly from DHS.
This is genuinely new, reported on November 12, 2026, based on recently released fiscal year 2026 data.
We previously reported on ICE arrests reaching near-record highs in August 2026 and the highest monthly total in July 2026, both part of the same enforcement crackdown leading to the record deportations.