ICE reports record arrests and deportations for fiscal year 2026
The Department of Homeland Security announced that ICE arrested more than 491,000 people and deported 483,200 in fiscal year 2026, both records. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the arrest total exceeded all three Biden fiscal years combined. Since January 2025, ICE and partner agencies reported more than 1.25 million arrests and 1.2 million removals.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 1 bias group.
3 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
Breitbart
Newsmax
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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Washington Examiner
ICE shatters illegal immigrant arrest and deportation records in 2026
Record-focused with caveats on arrest methodology · positive
Breitbart
Trump Administration Breaks Deportation Records, Removing Almost Half a Million Illegal Aliens from U.S.
Trump-administration achievement framing · positive
First to report
- Newsmaxfirst
- Breitbart+3.5 h
- Washington Examiner+4.0 h
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The split, in one line
All three outlets relay the same DHS figures and Mullin quotes; the split is emphasis, with record deportations and three Biden years combined foregrounded and the administrative arrest debate largely dropped.
How each outlet covered it
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Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“ICE shatters illegal immigrant arrest and deportation records in 2026”
“Trump Administration Breaks Deportation Records, Removing Almost Half a Million Illegal Aliens from U.S.”
“ICE Deportations Hit Record 483,200 in 2026 - Newsmax”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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DHS Secretary Mullin said fiscal 2026 arrests exceeded all three Biden fiscal years combined
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