DHS: 2.5 million illegal immigrants left US under President Donald Trump

More than 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the United States since President Donald Trump returned to office this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday, adding that the sweeping crackdown on immigrants has led to “the most secure border in American history.”

In its year-end report highlighting the agency’s accomplishments, DHS claimed that illegal border crossings were down 93% year over year, fentanyl smuggling was cut in half, and hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal immigrants were arrested or deported. It means a dramatic change in the Biden administration.

“In less than a year, President Trump has accomplished some of the most historic and significant accomplishments in presidential history, and this administration is just getting started,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. he said.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are making America safe again and putting the American people first. In record time, we secured the border, took the fight to the cartels, and arrested thousands of criminal illegal aliens.”

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Noem added that Trump’s first year back in office was “historic” but that the administration “will not rest until the job is done.”

Of the 2.5 million illegal immigrants who have left the country since Trump took office on Jan. 20, an estimated 1.9 million were self-deported and more than 622,000 were forcibly deported, according to DHS.

The Trump administration encouraged anyone living in the United States illegally to return to their home country using the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home Mobile App.

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United States Customs and Border Protection sent boats into the Chicago River as part of “Operation Midway Blitz” on September 25, 2025. (Chicago Tribune/Getty Images)

CBP has seized nearly 540,000 pounds of drugs this year, a nearly 10% increase over the same time period in 2024, DHS said, adding that the U.S. Coast Guard has seized nearly 470,000 pounds of cocaine, enough to kill 177 million people.

Stating that taxpayers saved more than $13 billion in DHS, the institution stated that many institutions, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cyber ​​and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Secret Service, returned to their “core duties”.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem touted the progress made in President Trump’s first year back in office. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Earlier this year, Secretary Noem awarded $10,000 bonuses to TSA officers and staff who demonstrated exemplary service, overcame adversity, and demonstrated the utmost patriotism during the 43-day government shutdown.

DHS touted the administration’s accomplishments, claiming that “countless lives have been saved” this year and “the American people have been put first again.”