Homan: ICE Targets 600,000 Deportations In 2025 Amid Detention Surge

At Axios' Future of Defense Summit, White House border czar Tom Homan said ICE expects to deport more than 600,000 undocumented immigrants by year-end 2025. He claimed roughly 70% of ICE arrestees are criminals and about 30–35% are national security threats, saying congressional reports lag behind real-time data. The administration also touts 1.6 million “self-deportations” and about 400,000 formal removals in the first 250 days, as Axios notes immigration detention populations have risen by over 50% since Trump returned to office.