DHS has removed more than 670,000 noncitizens and reports that two million noncitizens self‑deported in the period beginning January 20, 2025.
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The Department of Homeland Security released a statement on January 20, 2026, highlighting enforcement actions taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since January 20, 2025. DHS credited President Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem with increased removals, saying more than 670,000 people were removed and roughly two million self-deported, and listed individual cases in which ICE arrested or lodged detainers against people charged with terrorism, gang activity, homicide, sexual offenses, and other crimes. The release names dozens of specific suspects from multiple countries and emphasizes DHS’s intent to continue targeting what it calls the “worst of the worst.”