As of early 2026, there are approximately 1.6 million individuals in the United States with outstanding or final deportation orders, according to testimony from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. Facebook +1
Key details regarding deportation orders and enforcement in early 2026:
Total Backlog: Out of the 1.6 million with final orders, approximately 800,000 have criminal convictions.
Active Cases: As of the end of December 2025, there was an active backlog of 3,377,998 cases pending before the Immigration Court.
2026 Activity: In December 2025 alone, immigration judges issued 38,215 new removal orders.
"Self-Deportations": The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that, in addition to formal removals, over 1.9 million people "self-deported" or left voluntarily between January 2025 and January 2026.
Removal Numbers: DHS reported that more than 675,000 people were deported between Jan. 20, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2026. Homeland Security (.gov) +4
These figures represent a significant, ongoing backlog in the US immigration system as the administration pursues a high-volume enforcement strategy.
As of early 2026, there are approximately 1.6 million outstanding final orders of removal in the United States. Of these individuals, roughly 800,000 have criminal convictions. Facebook
Other
key figures related to deportation and the immigration court backlog as of
January 2026 include:
Immigration Court Backlog: There are approximately 3.4 million active cases pending before the Immigration Court.
Recent Deportation Orders: In the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (October through December 2025), immigration judges issued 149,706 deportation orders.
Total Removals: Since the beginning of the current administration in January 2025, over 713,000 individuals have been formally deported.
Self-Deportations: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that an additional 2.2 million people have left the U.S. voluntarily (self-deportation) during the same period.
Detention and Monitoring: As of early February 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds 68,289 people in physical detention and monitors 179,991 individuals through Alternatives to Detention (ATD) programs. tracreports.org +6
You can track the latest updates on these figures through TRAC Immigration or official DHS News releases.
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Increasing
Deportations frees up jobs for US Citizens in “low earner” categories. This reduces
the “affordability problem”.
The February Jobs Report will be released March 6, 2026.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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