ICE Just Made Its Deportation Goal Official — And the Number Is Going to Drive the Left Crazy

The first real numbers are in from President Trump’s deportation mission. And they tell a story the mainstream media would rather ignore.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement just released its first official deportation data under the Trump administration. ICE removed 442,637 people from this country in fiscal year 2025 — up roughly 171,000 over the year before, when Biden was running the show.

But the bigger headline isn’t the 442,000. It’s what comes next.

ICE has now officially submitted its target to Congress: one million deportations per year. It’s in the budget document. It’s on the record. And it’s going to set off a firestorm.

Behind every number, though, is a reason this matters.

Released by sanctuary politicians. Twice. And Sheridan Gorman is dead because of it. That’s what the open borders crowd calls compassion.

DHS posted another case this afternoon that tells the same story.

Twice deported. Wanted for murder. Still in this country. The 1 million target exists because people like this keep finding a way back in.

The Washington Times broke down what ICE officially put in writing for Congress:

It has long been rumored and denied, but ICE has now made it official: a goal of 1 million deportations a year. The agency quietly included the number in its budget explanation to Congress several weeks ago. It told lawmakers that it has the “capacity” and “commitment” to deport more illegal immigrants.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also revealed in the document that it ousted 442,637 migrants last year.

“ICE has increased its future annual target to 1,000,000 returns and removals to reflect expanded operational capacity and ongoing commitment to enforcing immigration laws,” the agency wrote.

As of April 4, a little more than halfway through fiscal 2026, ICE reported 234,236 formal removals.

234,000 formal removals and we’re only halfway through the fiscal year. The pace is picking up fast.

ICE also set a goal of 400,000 immigration-related arrests per year and wants 99,000 detention beds active daily. To back it all up, the agency has roughly doubled its officer count under President Trump — from around 10,000 to more than 22,000. The infrastructure to hit a million is being built right now.

Even among pro-enforcement voices there’s pressure to push harder and move faster. The difference now is that the target is officially on paper — there’s no walking it back.

The Washington Times also reported what DHS is saying about the overall picture under this administration:

A Homeland Security Department statement touted improvements since the Biden administration was in office. “Under this administration we are enforcing the laws of this country especially compared to the target numbers under the previous administration,” the department said.

It celebrated President Trump’s overall record on immigration, pointing to “the most secure border in American history” and to what it said were 3 million illegal immigrants who have departed the U.S.

Three million departed. 442,000 officially removed last year. Over 234,000 formal deportations already in fiscal 2026. A 1 million per year target now officially on the record.

Under President Trump, this is no longer a slogan. It’s a mission with real numbers attached to it — and real consequences for the people who stood in the way.