ICE Plans 1 Million Deportations With Less Money and More Hope

KEY POINTS

•Between October 2024 and September 2025, ICE deported 442,637 people, exceeding last year’s number by 171,000.
•Of those deported, roughly 167,000 had criminal records, representing 38% of total removals reflecting enforcement priorities.
•Despite aiming for 1 million deportations next year, ICE requested $906 million less funding, citing the 2025 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'.

From October 2024 to September 2025, ICE enthusiastically deported 442,637 people—171K more than last year but still only about half of Trump's wild 1 million deportees promise, proving some things are easier shouted on campaign trails than achieved. Almost 167,000 deported folks had criminal records, so apparently, Trump’s 'Worst of the Worst' strategy is half-baked at best. Meanwhile, the self-deportation myth—over 2 million voluntarily vanished like a Netflix password changer—is missing from official stats as Homeland Security goes on a budget diet, slashing $751 million from detention budgets and cutting $155 million in officer overtime requests, citing that 2025’s "One Big, Beautiful Bill" stuffed their pockets enough. MAGA allies cry soft while the deportation machine low-key loses funding but aims higher next year. Homeland Security’s stats are so behind they still hang out with Biden’s last months like seasonal leftovers.