ICE apprehended approximately 30,000 undocumented immigrants in June—the highest monthly total for interior actions since the agency began publicly reporting these figures over five years ago.
According to ICE data obtained by NBC News, this represents an increase from the more than 24,000 detentions in May. The NBC report also includes combined removal and deportation numbers but does not distinguish between the two.
Recent data show that over 18,000 undocumented immigrants were either deported by ICE from within the United States or turned back to their home countries by Customs and Border Protection during attempted illegal crossings. However, the precise count of interior deportations under the Trump administration—which is widely viewed as the key metric in deportation policy—remains unknown.
The administration reports that federal immigration agents have removed over 250,000 undocumented individuals, though this figure combines interior deportations with those turned away at the border. That total is projected to climb sharply under the newly enacted Big Beautiful Bill, which boosts ICE’s budget from $2 billion to over $70 billion.
Of that increase, $45 billion is designated for expanding detention capacity and $30 billion for hiring additional agents—measures expected to significantly enhance the government’s interior deportation capabilities.
On Monday, White House border czar Tom Homan announced that ICE aims to carry out more than 7,000 deportations each day going forward—totaling 1.2 million arrests if agents meet that quota every day for the rest of the year.
“And for those that say 3,000 a day is too much, I want to remind them, do the math, we have to arrest 7,000 every single day for the remainder of this administration just to catch the ones Biden released into the nation,” Homan told reporters Monday outside the White House.
Beyond intensifying interior deportations, the Trump administration has also invested heavily in promoting voluntary departures. Under the program, DHS will cover the cost of return flights and allow participants to keep a portion of their U.S. earnings if they schedule their trip home through the “CBP Home” app.
