ICE Arrested Almost 51,000 Illegal Immigrants in August

Articles | September 4, 2026 | by Catholics for Catholics

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Last month marked the third straight increase for ICE’s arrest numbers. The DHS chief called the trend ‘promises made and promises kept.’

By Catholics for Catholics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested almost 51,000 illegal immigrants across the country in August, which is a record, federal authorities said Wednesday.

According to a story by the Epoch Times, the total of 50,925 tops a solid three-month growth in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests, exceeding June and July totals of 43,900 and 50,208, correspondingly.

“The hard-working men and women of DHS continue to break records as they defend the homeland and protect the American people,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a Sept. 2 statement. “These are promises made and promises kept in action.”

Ever since President Donald Trump came back to the White House in January 2025, more than 3 million illegal immigrants have been deported or left the country, according to a DHS news release.

Again and again, the federal government has pushed all unlawful foreign nationals to self-deport. The government has offered them a free flight to the individual’s home country and a $3,000 check.

Often, DHS and administration officials offered a $2,600 check, but the latest Homeland Security news release pitched $3,000.

Border Czar Tom Homan Says ICE just set THREE Straight Monthly Arrest Records.

“In June of this year ICE broke a historic record, and they arrested more illegal aliens in the month of June than anytime in the history of the agency.”

“July, they broke June’s number.”
“August a…

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 2, 2026

Instead, according to DHS, illegal aliens who are apprehended by immigration officials will be removed from the country without a chance to lawfully return, DHS said.

Meanwhile, DHS stressed several “worst of the worst” criminal aliens deported over the last few record-breaking months.

Those included a Kenyan man convicted of murder in Compton, California; an Indian man convicted of child sex crimes in Washington; a Guatemalan man convicted on drug charges in Cincinnati; an Ecuadorian man convicted of sexual assault and child sexual assault crimes in Bergen County, New Jersey; a Mexican man convicted of DUI manslaughter in Polk County, Florida; a Mexican gang member convicted of DUI, illegal re-entry, and a child sex crime; and a Honduran gang member convicted of aggravated robbery in Houston.