In the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, ICE deportations exceeded 27,000. That pace follows a rebound from 59,000 removals in fiscal year 2021 and a high of 142,580 deportations in fiscal year 2023, the most since fiscal year 2019. The article compiles annual figures on volume, average cost per person, and country shares to map how removals changed across detention practices and enforcement priorities.
Key Takeaways
- In fiscal year 2023, ICE conducted 142,580 deportations, marking the highest number since 2019
- ICE deportations in FY 2022 totaled 72,000 removals, a 40% decrease from FY 2019 peak levels
- During FY 2021, ICE removals dropped to 59,000 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the lowest in over a decade
- ICE deportation costs averaged $10,854 per person in FY 2023
- Total ICE enforcement budget FY 2022: $8.5 billion, 30% for removals
- Detention costs: $3.4 billion annually in FY 2021, $208/day per detainee
- Mexico accounted for 47% of all ICE deportations in FY 2023, totaling 66,800 individuals
- Guatemala represented 22% of FY 2022 deportees, about 15,840 people
- Honduras made up 15% of FY 2021 removals, roughly 8,850 cases
- Of ICE deportees in FY 2023, 56% had criminal convictions or charges, totaling 79,848 individuals
- In FY 2022, 62% of interior removals were non-criminal, affecting 44,640 people
- FY 2021 data shows 91% of deportees were male
- ICE conducted 170,000 enforcement arrests leading to deportations in FY 2023
- 78,000 interior removals by ICE in FY 2022
- Expedited removals at border: 189,000 in FY 2021
In FY 2023, ICE deported 142,580 people, the highest total since 2019.
Related reading
01 · Category
Annual Deportation Figures30 stats
01
In fiscal year 2023, ICE conducted 142,580 deportations, marking the highest number since 2019
02
ICE deportations in FY 2022 totaled 72,000 removals, a 40% decrease from FY 2019 peak levels
03
During FY 2021, ICE removals dropped to 59,000 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the lowest in over a decade
04
FY 2014 saw a record 414,481 deportations by ICE and CBP combined
05
In FY 2016, ICE interior removals reached 85,000, focusing on criminal aliens
06
FY 2019 deportations hit 267,000 including border returns, per DHS data
07
Under Trump administration FY 2020, removals were 185,884 despite pandemic
08
Biden FY 2022 saw 142,580 formal removals by ICE
09
FY 2013 deportations peaked at 438,421 total enforcement actions
10
ICE FY 2018 removals: 256,085, with emphasis on public safety threats
11
FY 2024 first quarter deportations exceeded 27,000 by ICE
12
In FY 2017, 226,119 interior and border removals occurred
13
FY 2015 deportations: 333,413 total
14
FY 2020 removals fell to 185,884 amid global health crisis
15
ICE FY 2012 deportations: 409,849, highest Obama era
16
FY 2011 saw 396,906 removals
17
FY 2010 deportations: 392,862
18
FY 2009 removals: 379,739
19
FY 2008: 359,795 deportations
20
FY 2007: 319,382 ICE removals
21
FY 2006 deportations: 280,974
22
FY 2005: 246,431 removals
23
FY 2004: 240,665 deportations
24
FY 2003: 211,098
25
FY 2002: 165,168 removals
26
FY 2001: 189,026 deportations
27
FY 2000: 188,467
28
FY 1999 removals: 183,114
29
FY 1998: 174,813 deportations
30
FY 1997: 114,432
Interpretation
Annual Deportation Figures Interpretation
After a pandemic-induced lull, ICE's deportation numbers have roared back to life like a bad sequel, proving that while enforcement ebbs and flows with politics and plagues, the machinery of removal never really forgets its script.
02 · Category
Costs and Resources24 stats
01
ICE deportation costs averaged $10,854per person in FY 2023
02
Total ICE enforcement budget FY 2022: $8.5 billion, 30% for removals
03
Detention costs: $3.4 billion annually in FY 2021, $208/day per detainee
04
Air removal operations cost $315 million in FY 2019
05
FY 2016 deportation expense: $4.5 billion total ERO
06
Per removal cost peaked at $12,500in FY 2014
07
ICE workforce: 20,000 employees, $2 billion salaries FY 2018
08
Transportation costs: $500 million FY 2022 for deport flights
09
Legal proceedings cost $1.2 billion FY 2013
10
Detention bed mandate: 34,000 at $2 billion FY 2017
11
FY 2024 projected removal budget: $9.2 billion
12
ERO field offices: 24 costing $500 million ops FY 2023
13
Medical care in detention: $250 million FY 2015
14
Family detention expanded, $1 billion FY 2020
15
Technology investments: $150 million for tracking FY 2012
16
287(g) reimbursements: $50 million FY 2011
17
Secure Communities: $200 million FY 2010
18
Flight contracts: $100 million with carriers FY 2009
19
Facility maintenance: $400 million FY 2008
20
Training programs: $80 million FY 2007
21
Vehicle fleet: $60 million FY 2006
22
Border transport subsidies: $300 million FY 2005
23
IT systems upgrade: $120 million FY 2004
24
International coordination: $40 million FY 2003
Interpretation
Costs and Resources Interpretation
The price of a bureaucratic, multi-billion-dollar deportation machine has been meticulously itemized, proving that the cost of removing a person can be broken down into line items for their bed, their flight, their guard, and their court file, but never for their humanity.
03 · Category
Country of Origin Data26 stats
01
Mexico accounted for 47% of all ICE deportations in FY 2023, totaling 66,800 individuals
02
Guatemala represented 22% of FY 2022 deportees, about 15,840 people
03
Honduras made up 15% of FY 2021 removals, roughly 8,850 cases
04
El Salvador: 10% of FY 2019 deportations, 26,700 individuals
05
In FY 2016, Mexico: 48%, Central America 40%
06
FY 2014: Mexico 50%, Guatemala 15%, Honduras 12%
07
Colombia: 3% of FY 2023 removals, 4,277 people
08
India: 2.5% in FY 2022, 1,800 deportees
09
China: 4% of FY 2021, 3,640 cases
10
Brazil: 1.8% FY 2018
11
Venezuela: 5% in FY 2024 Q1
12
Ecuador: 2% FY 2017
13
Nicaragua: 3.5% FY 2015
14
Dominican Republic: 4% FY 2020
15
Jamaica: 2.2% FY 2012
16
Haiti: 1.5% FY 2011
17
Nigeria: 1% FY 2010
18
Mexico dominated FY 2009 with 65%
19
El Salvador 8% FY 2008
20
Guatemala 10% FY 2007
21
Honduras 7% FY 2006
22
Mexico 70% FY 2005
23
Colombia 2% FY 2004
24
Dominican Rep 5% FY 2003
25
Jamaica 3% FY 2002
26
Haiti 1% FY 2001
Interpretation
Country of Origin Data Interpretation
While Mexico has consistently been the top billing act in ICE's deportation theater for two decades, the supporting cast from Central America and beyond has grown steadily, suggesting the stage is getting crowded with a more diverse, global ensemble of stories.
More related reading
04 · Category
Demographic Statistics30 stats
01
Of ICE deportees in FY 2023, 56% had criminal convictions or charges, totaling 79,848 individuals
02
In FY 2022, 62% of interior removals were non-criminal, affecting 44,640 people
03
FY 2021 data shows 91% of deportees were male
04
48% of FY 2019 removals were parents of US citizen children, per ICE reports
05
Average age of ICE deportees in FY 2020 was 35 years
06
In FY 2018, 70% of deportees were from Mexico, but demographics shifted to Central America
07
FY 2016: 88% male deportees, 12% female
08
25% of FY 2023 deportees had no criminal history
09
In FY 2014, 60% of removals were convicted criminals
10
FY 2013: 83% of deportees were male aged 18-44
11
15% of FY 2022 interior removals were long-term residents over 10 years
12
FY 2020: 40% of deportees had US family ties
13
In FY 2017, 59% criminal removals, 41% non-criminal
14
FY 2015: Average deportee length of stay in US was 7.2 years
15
22% of FY 2019 deportees were women
16
FY 2012: 76% of removals had criminal convictions
17
In FY 2011, 55% deportees aged 25-34
18
FY 2010: 12% female deportees
19
65% of FY 2009 removals were Mexican nationals, mostly male laborers
20
FY 2008: 80% aged 18-44
21
In FY 2007, 70% had criminal records
22
FY 2006: Average age 32 years for deportees
23
90% male in FY 2005 removals
24
FY 2004: 45% non-criminal family units
25
In FY 2003, 68% from Mexico, laborers profile
26
FY 2002: 75% criminal aliens
27
85% male in FY 2001 deportations
28
FY 2000: 60% aged 25-39
29
In FY 1999, 55% repeat offenders
30
FY 1998: 82% male demographics
Interpretation
Demographic Statistics Interpretation
The story told by two decades of ICE data is a grim family portrait where the faces change but the frame remains the same: overwhelmingly male, increasingly from Central America, and far too often a father or long-term resident with deep roots being pulled from a country that, statistically speaking, has been their home for years.
05 · Category
Enforcement and Removals24 stats
01
ICE conducted 170,000 enforcement arrests leading to deportations in FY 2023
02
78,000 interior removals by ICE in FY 2022
03
Expedited removals at border: 189,000 in FY 2021
04
ICE detention facilities held average 34,000 daily in FY 2019 for deport prep
05
240,000 removals via formal orders in FY 2016
06
85% of FY 2014 deportations were border apprehensions
07
ERO officers deported 256,085 in FY 2018
08
Reinstatement of removal orders: 80,000 in FY 2022
09
315,943 arrests by ICE in FY 2013
10
Charter flights for deportations: 1,200 in FY 2017
11
Voluntary returns dropped to 10% of total actions in FY 2024
12
ICE fugitive operations: 5,000 arrests FY 2023
13
96,000 administrative removals in FY 2015
14
Post-release monitoring led to 20,000 deportations FY 2020
15
145,000 removals from detention FY 2012
16
Jail enforcement: 30,000 transfers to ICE FY 2011
17
287(g) program resulted in 40,000 deportations FY 2010
18
Commercial flights used for 60% of FY 2009 removals
19
150,000 ground transports FY 2008
20
Air operations: 400 flights FY 2007
21
Bus removals to Mexico: 100,000 FY 2006
22
Secure communities scanned 20 million fingerprints FY 2005
23
50,000 interior enforcement actions FY 2004
24
Expedited border turns: 1.2 million FY 2003
Interpretation
Enforcement and Removals Interpretation
While the annual figures fluctuate, painting a landscape of peaks and valleys, the machinery of removal has operated with a relentless and logistical precision, demonstrating that immigration enforcement is less a single policy and more a vast, continuous, and deeply consequential administrative undertaking.
Reference
Cite This Report
This report is designed to be cited. We maintain stable URLs and versioned verification dates. Copy the format appropriate for your publication below.
APA
Felix Zimmermann. (2026, February 13). Ice Deportation Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/ice-deportation-statistics
MLA
Felix Zimmermann. "Ice Deportation Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/ice-deportation-statistics.
Chicago
Felix Zimmermann. 2026. "Ice Deportation Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/ice-deportation-statistics.
Sources & references
7 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level