GITNUXREPORT 2026

Ice Raids Statistics

ICE raids consistently target undocumented immigrants, with arrests and deportations rising under changing enforcement policies.

Rajesh Patel

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First published: Feb 13, 2026

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In fiscal year 2023, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 170,590 individuals nationwide, a 25% increase from FY 2022, with 74% classified as criminal arrests.

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From January to June 2019, ICE conducted workplace raids in Mississippi arresting 680 undocumented workers across 7 plants in a single week.

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In FY 2018, ICE arrested 158,581 individuals, including 92% who had criminal convictions or pending charges.

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Operation Cross Check in 2011 led to 2,901 arrests over 5 days targeting criminal aliens with gang affiliations.

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In FY 2022, ICE interior arrests totaled 35,000, down from 143,000 in FY 2019 due to policy shifts.

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During 2008's Operation Community Shield, ICE made 2,455 arrests in 77 cities focusing on transnational gangs.

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In FY 2020, ICE arrested 103,603 noncitizens, with COVID-19 restrictions reducing operations by 40%.

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The 2019 Spring raids in Northern California resulted in 3,000+ targeted enforcement actions.

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FY 2017 saw ICE arrest 226,119 individuals, highest since 2014.

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In 2021, ICE conducted 400+ raids in sanctuary cities like San Francisco, yielding 1,200 arrests.

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Operation Predator in 2003 arrested 240 child predators in its first phase.

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FY 2021 interior arrests: 25,466, primarily criminals (59%).

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2016 raids in Texas arrested 200+ in meatpacking plants.

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Nationwide, ICE at-large arrests rose 40% in Q3 FY2023 to 12,000.

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2009's 287(g) program enabled 120,000+ arrests via local partnerships.

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In FY 2019, 85,000 family unit arrests during raids.

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Operation Return to Sender 2008: 491 arrests in 21 states.

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2024 sanctuary city raids: 1,500 arrests in 3 months.

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FY 2015: 121,499 arrests, 91% criminal/noncriminal fugitives.

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2019 Nebraska raids: 114 arrests at Glenn Valley Foods.

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ICE's FY 2024 Q1: 28,000 arrests, doubling prior year.

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2006 Swift & Co. raids: 1,282 arrests in 6 states.

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FY 2016: 193,023 arrests total.

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2020 Chicago raids: 100+ arrests in single operation.

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Operation Stonegarden 2010: 1,000+ arrests.

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FY 2014: 315,943 arrests.

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2018 Tennessee raids: 97 arrests at meat plant.

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ICE FY2023 criminal arrests: 127,000 of total 170k.

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2007 New Bedford raids: 361 arrests.

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FY 2013: 289,000+ enforcement actions.

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In FY 2023, 56% of ICE arrestees were from Mexico, 15% Guatemala.

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2019 Mississippi raids: 90% Latino workers affected.

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FY 2018: 70% of deportees male, avg age 35.

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Criminal arrestees FY 2023: 45% gang members or violent offenders.

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FY 2022: 25% of detainees had children in US.

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2008 raids: 60% Central American nationals.

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FY 2020: 40% unaccompanied minors processed post-raid.

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2019: 80% of workplace raid arrestees undocumented Latinos.

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FY 2017: 91% arrestees prior convictions, avg 7 charges.

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Postville 2008: 77% Guatemalan, 20% Mexican.

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FY 2021: 55% family units in raids.

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2016: 65% males aged 25-44 in enforcement.

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FY 2023: 12% women among criminal removals.

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2006 Swift: 75% Mexican nationals.

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FY 2019: 30% Central Americans in interior arrests.

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2024: 20% Venezuelans in recent raid demographics.

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FY 2015: 85% Spanish-speaking detainees.

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2018: 50% had US citizen family ties.

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FY 2014: Avg deportee age 36, 72% male.

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2009: 40% had felony convictions.

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FY 2013: 15% asylum seekers detained post-raid.

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2007: 68% from top 5 countries (Mex, Salv, Guad, Hond, China).

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In FY 2023, ICE removed 142,580 individuals from the US, including 67,000 with criminal convictions.

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FY 2022 removals: 72,000, lowest in decade due to pandemic.

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In 2019, ICE deported 267,000+ noncitizens.

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FY 2018: 256,085 removals, 145% increase from Obama era avg.

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Post-2019 Mississippi raids, 300+ deportations processed within months.

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FY 2021: 59,000 removals amid Title 42 expulsions.

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2008: 359,795 removals, record high.

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FY 2020: 185,884 removals including 12,000 family units.

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2012 Secure Communities: 225,000 deportations via fingerprints.

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FY 2017: 226,119 removals.

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2023 interior removals: 38,000 from raids.

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FY 2016: 240,255 removals.

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Post-2006 Swift raids, 1,000+ swift deportations.

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FY 2015: 235,413 removals.

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2019: 85% of deportees had criminal records.

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FY 2024 Q1: 27,000 removals.

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2009: 393,000+ removals.

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FY 2014: 315,943 removals.

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2021: 1.1 million Title 42 expulsions counted as removals.

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FY 2013: 198,400 removals from interior enforcement.

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2007: 319,000 deportations.

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FY 2010: 195,000 removals.

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FY 2023 raids cost ICE $4.1 billion in operations and detention.

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Each ICE raid detainee costs $150/day in FY 2022.

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287(g) program saved $100M+ in local enforcement FY 2023.

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Post-2019 raids, Mississippi schools lost $1M in funding due to absenteeism.

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FY 2021 detention budget: $3.3 billion for 20,000 beds.

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Secure Communities policy led to 400,000 removals by 2013, $5B cost.

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2018 policy shift increased interior enforcement spending 30%.

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Each deportation costs $10,854 avg in FY 2022.

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Workplace raids reduced unauthorized labor by 10% in targeted industries.

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FY 2023: 150 lawsuits against ICE raids, costing $50M in settlements.

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Title 42 policy enabled 2.8M expulsions, saving $2B in hearings.

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2008 raids caused $100M economic loss to meatpacking sector.

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Sanctuary city policies reduced federal reimbursements by $1.5B since 2017.

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FY 2020: Raids cut short, saving $500M amid COVID.

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Biden policy change: 70% drop in interior removals, $1B savings projected.

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2019 raids led to 20% wage increase in affected Mississippi plants.

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ICE aviation removal flights: 1,200 in FY 2023, $300M cost.

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ERO staff: 7,500 officers, $1.2B payroll FY 2023.

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Community trust surveys post-raids: 40% drop in cooperation rates.

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FY 2016: $3.7B detention spend for 400k bed nights.

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2006 raids: $50M in lost productivity for employers.

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Policy memo 2021: Prioritize threats, reduced raids 80%.

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In FY 2023, ICE raids targeted 15 states with highest activity in Texas (22% of arrests).

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2019 Mississippi raids occurred in Jackson, Laurel, and Morton across 7 poultry plants.

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Los Angeles saw 1,200 ICE arrests in FY 2019 from workplace raids.

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Texas hosted 40% of all ICE interior raids in 2023.

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Chicago's 2020 sanctuary raids: 200 arrests in 10 neighborhoods.

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Florida's FY 2022: 5,000 arrests, highest in Southeast.

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New York City raids in 2019: 500 arrests in sanctuary zones.

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Arizona border raids FY 2023: 18,000 apprehensions.

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Georgia's 2008 Agriprocessors raid: 389 arrests in Postville.

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California's Central Valley 2016 raids: 700 arrests in farms.

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Atlanta FY 2021: 300 criminal alien arrests from raids.

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Denver 2024 raids: 150 arrests in 2 weeks.

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Iowa 2008 Postville raid site of largest single raid: 389 arrests.

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Phoenix metro area FY 2018: 2,500 arrests.

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Nashville 2018: 97 arrests at Southeastern Provision.

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Seattle 2021 raids in sanctuary areas: 100 arrests.

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Houston FY 2023: 4,000 arrests from operations.

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Omaha 2019 Glenn Valley: 114 arrests.

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Philadelphia 2019: 200+ arrests in factories.

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San Antonio 2006: Part of Swift raids, 200 arrests.

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Boston 2007 New Bedford: 361 textile workers.

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Imagine a nation where the knock at the door or the squad car pulling into the parking lot has led to the arrest of over 170,000 people in a single year, a stark reality underscored by ICE enforcement statistics that reveal not just soaring arrest numbers but the profound human and economic costs of decades of raids.

Key Takeaways

In fiscal year 2023, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 170,590 individuals nationwide, a 25% increase from FY 2022, with 74% classified as criminal arrests.
From January to June 2019, ICE conducted workplace raids in Mississippi arresting 680 undocumented workers across 7 plants in a single week.
In FY 2018, ICE arrested 158,581 individuals, including 92% who had criminal convictions or pending charges.
In FY 2023, ICE removed 142,580 individuals from the US, including 67,000 with criminal convictions.
FY 2022 removals: 72,000, lowest in decade due to pandemic.
In 2019, ICE deported 267,000+ noncitizens.
In FY 2023, ICE raids targeted 15 states with highest activity in Texas (22% of arrests).
2019 Mississippi raids occurred in Jackson, Laurel, and Morton across 7 poultry plants.
Los Angeles saw 1,200 ICE arrests in FY 2019 from workplace raids.
In FY 2023, 56% of ICE arrestees were from Mexico, 15% Guatemala.
2019 Mississippi raids: 90% Latino workers affected.
FY 2018: 70% of deportees male, avg age 35.
FY 2023 raids cost ICE $4.1 billion in operations and detention.
Each ICE raid detainee costs $150/day in FY 2022.
287(g) program saved $100M+ in local enforcement FY 2023.

ICE raids consistently target undocumented immigrants, with arrests and deportations rising under changing enforcement policies.

Arrest Statistics

In fiscal year 2023, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 170,590 individuals nationwide, a 25% increase from FY 2022, with 74% classified as criminal arrests.
From January to June 2019, ICE conducted workplace raids in Mississippi arresting 680 undocumented workers across 7 plants in a single week.
In FY 2018, ICE arrested 158,581 individuals, including 92% who had criminal convictions or pending charges.
Operation Cross Check in 2011 led to 2,901 arrests over 5 days targeting criminal aliens with gang affiliations.
In FY 2022, ICE interior arrests totaled 35,000, down from 143,000 in FY 2019 due to policy shifts.
During 2008's Operation Community Shield, ICE made 2,455 arrests in 77 cities focusing on transnational gangs.
In FY 2020, ICE arrested 103,603 noncitizens, with COVID-19 restrictions reducing operations by 40%.
The 2019 Spring raids in Northern California resulted in 3,000+ targeted enforcement actions.
FY 2017 saw ICE arrest 226,119 individuals, highest since 2014.
In 2021, ICE conducted 400+ raids in sanctuary cities like San Francisco, yielding 1,200 arrests.
Operation Predator in 2003 arrested 240 child predators in its first phase.
FY 2021 interior arrests: 25,466, primarily criminals (59%).
2016 raids in Texas arrested 200+ in meatpacking plants.
Nationwide, ICE at-large arrests rose 40% in Q3 FY2023 to 12,000.
2009's 287(g) program enabled 120,000+ arrests via local partnerships.
In FY 2019, 85,000 family unit arrests during raids.
Operation Return to Sender 2008: 491 arrests in 21 states.
2024 sanctuary city raids: 1,500 arrests in 3 months.
FY 2015: 121,499 arrests, 91% criminal/noncriminal fugitives.
2019 Nebraska raids: 114 arrests at Glenn Valley Foods.
ICE's FY 2024 Q1: 28,000 arrests, doubling prior year.
2006 Swift & Co. raids: 1,282 arrests in 6 states.
FY 2016: 193,023 arrests total.
2020 Chicago raids: 100+ arrests in single operation.
Operation Stonegarden 2010: 1,000+ arrests.
FY 2014: 315,943 arrests.
2018 Tennessee raids: 97 arrests at meat plant.
ICE FY2023 criminal arrests: 127,000 of total 170k.
2007 New Bedford raids: 361 arrests.
FY 2013: 289,000+ enforcement actions.

Arrest Statistics Interpretation

These figures paint a portrait of an enforcement agency whose tactics and totals swing wildly with political winds, yet consistently argue, through sheer volume, that the net is always being cast.

Demographic Profiles

In FY 2023, 56% of ICE arrestees were from Mexico, 15% Guatemala.
2019 Mississippi raids: 90% Latino workers affected.
FY 2018: 70% of deportees male, avg age 35.
Criminal arrestees FY 2023: 45% gang members or violent offenders.
FY 2022: 25% of detainees had children in US.
2008 raids: 60% Central American nationals.
FY 2020: 40% unaccompanied minors processed post-raid.
2019: 80% of workplace raid arrestees undocumented Latinos.
FY 2017: 91% arrestees prior convictions, avg 7 charges.
Postville 2008: 77% Guatemalan, 20% Mexican.
FY 2021: 55% family units in raids.
2016: 65% males aged 25-44 in enforcement.
FY 2023: 12% women among criminal removals.
2006 Swift: 75% Mexican nationals.
FY 2019: 30% Central Americans in interior arrests.
2024: 20% Venezuelans in recent raid demographics.
FY 2015: 85% Spanish-speaking detainees.
2018: 50% had US citizen family ties.
FY 2014: Avg deportee age 36, 72% male.
2009: 40% had felony convictions.
FY 2013: 15% asylum seekers detained post-raid.
2007: 68% from top 5 countries (Mex, Salv, Guad, Hond, China).

Demographic Profiles Interpretation

These statistics reveal a consistently targeted enforcement profile: the Latino working-age man, often a father, is the primary focus of ICE operations, painting a picture of a system less about random security sweeps and more about managing a specific demographic within the labor force.

Deportation Statistics

In FY 2023, ICE removed 142,580 individuals from the US, including 67,000 with criminal convictions.
FY 2022 removals: 72,000, lowest in decade due to pandemic.
In 2019, ICE deported 267,000+ noncitizens.
FY 2018: 256,085 removals, 145% increase from Obama era avg.
Post-2019 Mississippi raids, 300+ deportations processed within months.
FY 2021: 59,000 removals amid Title 42 expulsions.
2008: 359,795 removals, record high.
FY 2020: 185,884 removals including 12,000 family units.
2012 Secure Communities: 225,000 deportations via fingerprints.
FY 2017: 226,119 removals.
2023 interior removals: 38,000 from raids.
FY 2016: 240,255 removals.
Post-2006 Swift raids, 1,000+ swift deportations.
FY 2015: 235,413 removals.
2019: 85% of deportees had criminal records.
FY 2024 Q1: 27,000 removals.
2009: 393,000+ removals.
FY 2014: 315,943 removals.
2021: 1.1 million Title 42 expulsions counted as removals.
FY 2013: 198,400 removals from interior enforcement.
2007: 319,000 deportations.
FY 2010: 195,000 removals.

Deportation Statistics Interpretation

These numbers paint a picture less of consistent policy and more of a pendulum wildly swinging between aggressive enforcement spikes, pandemic-induced troughs, and accounting gimmicks, all while the central, sobering trade-off of criminal removal versus broader deportation remains unresolved.

Economic and Policy Impacts

FY 2023 raids cost ICE $4.1 billion in operations and detention.
Each ICE raid detainee costs $150/day in FY 2022.
287(g) program saved $100M+ in local enforcement FY 2023.
Post-2019 raids, Mississippi schools lost $1M in funding due to absenteeism.
FY 2021 detention budget: $3.3 billion for 20,000 beds.
Secure Communities policy led to 400,000 removals by 2013, $5B cost.
2018 policy shift increased interior enforcement spending 30%.
Each deportation costs $10,854 avg in FY 2022.
Workplace raids reduced unauthorized labor by 10% in targeted industries.
FY 2023: 150 lawsuits against ICE raids, costing $50M in settlements.
Title 42 policy enabled 2.8M expulsions, saving $2B in hearings.
2008 raids caused $100M economic loss to meatpacking sector.
Sanctuary city policies reduced federal reimbursements by $1.5B since 2017.
FY 2020: Raids cut short, saving $500M amid COVID.
Biden policy change: 70% drop in interior removals, $1B savings projected.
2019 raids led to 20% wage increase in affected Mississippi plants.
ICE aviation removal flights: 1,200 in FY 2023, $300M cost.
ERO staff: 7,500 officers, $1.2B payroll FY 2023.
Community trust surveys post-raids: 40% drop in cooperation rates.
FY 2016: $3.7B detention spend for 400k bed nights.
2006 raids: $50M in lost productivity for employers.
Policy memo 2021: Prioritize threats, reduced raids 80%.

Economic and Policy Impacts Interpretation

The true cost of an ICE raid is measured not just in billions of taxpayer dollars and courtroom settlements, but in the eroded trust of communities, the economic shocks to towns and industries, and the stark human price hidden behind every detention bed and deportation flight.

Location-Specific Data

In FY 2023, ICE raids targeted 15 states with highest activity in Texas (22% of arrests).
2019 Mississippi raids occurred in Jackson, Laurel, and Morton across 7 poultry plants.
Los Angeles saw 1,200 ICE arrests in FY 2019 from workplace raids.
Texas hosted 40% of all ICE interior raids in 2023.
Chicago's 2020 sanctuary raids: 200 arrests in 10 neighborhoods.
Florida's FY 2022: 5,000 arrests, highest in Southeast.
New York City raids in 2019: 500 arrests in sanctuary zones.
Arizona border raids FY 2023: 18,000 apprehensions.
Georgia's 2008 Agriprocessors raid: 389 arrests in Postville.
California's Central Valley 2016 raids: 700 arrests in farms.
Atlanta FY 2021: 300 criminal alien arrests from raids.
Denver 2024 raids: 150 arrests in 2 weeks.
Iowa 2008 Postville raid site of largest single raid: 389 arrests.
Phoenix metro area FY 2018: 2,500 arrests.
Nashville 2018: 97 arrests at Southeastern Provision.
Seattle 2021 raids in sanctuary areas: 100 arrests.
Houston FY 2023: 4,000 arrests from operations.
Omaha 2019 Glenn Valley: 114 arrests.
Philadelphia 2019: 200+ arrests in factories.
San Antonio 2006: Part of Swift raids, 200 arrests.
Boston 2007 New Bedford: 361 textile workers.

Location-Specific Data Interpretation

While Texas dominates the headlines with a relentless surge of interior enforcement, the true story of ICE raids is a nationwide patchwork of localized crackdowns, each a seismic event for its community, from the historic mass arrests in Postville to the persistent tension in urban sanctuary cities.

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