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Where can I find DHS FY2025 immigration enforcement removals datasets and CSV downloads?
Executive summary
DHS publishes FY2025 immigration enforcement tables (including removals) on the Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS) pages and DHS data portals; ICE has complementary FY2025 removals dashboards and tables on its site as of May 30, 2025 (OHSS monthly tables and ICE dashboards are the primary locations cited) [1] [2].
1. Where the official FY2025 “removals” tables live — DHS / OHSS
The Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS) maintains a set of monthly immigration enforcement tables that explicitly include removals and returns; the OHSS landing page for Immigration Enforcement and Legal Processes points users to those monthly tables and to annual flow reports that summarize removals for a fiscal year [1] [3]. The broader OHSS immigration topic page also describes the monthly Immigration Enforcement Report and says those tables include removals, returns, repatriations and related measures [4].
2. Where ICE’s FY2025 removals data and CSV-style downloads appear — ICE dashboards
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published new FY2025 dashboards showing arrests, detentions and removals as of Dec. 31, 2024, and said those dashboards will be updated quarterly; the ICE “spotlight” statistics page is the agency’s signpost for those datasets [2]. The ICE dashboards are the place to look for ICE-provided tabular removals figures for FY2025 [2].
3. How DHS and ICE presentations differ and why to check both
OHSS produces aggregated monthly tables across DHS immigration components (CBP, ICE, USCIS) and an annual flow report that synthesizes removals and other enforcement actions for a fiscal year [1] [3]. ICE’s ERO dashboards focus on enforcement, detention and removals managed by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and present operational trends and arrest/detention/removal breakdowns [2]. Use OHSS for cross‑component, harmonized tables and ICE for ERO operational details [1] [2].
4. CSV downloads and open data portals — where to look
OHSS’s monthly tables pages and immigration topic pages are described as hosting tables and datasets; those pages are the starting point for downloading monthly and fiscal-year tables [1] [4]. DHS’s central “DHS Data” landing page and the Department’s immigration data/collections pages also point to key datasets and may link to download formats [5] [6]. ICE’s statistics/dashboards page is the ICE-side outlet for dashboards that often include CSV or export options [2]. For consolidated federal open-data discoverability, also check Data.gov’s catalog entries that reference DHS/ICE publishers [7].
5. Practical navigation tips — what to click and why
Start at OHSS’s “Immigration Enforcement and Legal Processes Monthly” page to find monthly tables that explicitly list removals, returns, repatriations and book‑in/book‑out data [1]. If you need ICE-specific removals by citizenship, criminality, or arresting agency, go to ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations statistics/dashboards [2]. If a central index is helpful, use DHS Data and the DHS immigration collections/publications library pages to follow links to the underlying CSVs or table downloads [5] [6].
6. Data completeness and caveats you should expect
OHSS describes its tables as drawing from CBP and ICE case records and processing them to describe fiscal‑year counts and characteristics of removals, returns and related enforcement actions; that processing creates harmonized annual flow reports that may differ in structure from ICE’s operational dashboards [3] [4]. ICE notes its dashboards present trends “as of Dec. 31, 2024” and will be updated quarterly; expect periodic updates and differences in cut‑offs or definitions between OHSS and ICE [2].
7. Third‑party and research mirror sources — use cautiously
Academic and advocacy collections (e.g., university guides, nonprofit portals) compile historical ICE removals and related stats and can be useful secondary access points, but the primary official sources remain OHSS and ICE [8] [9]. The Deportation Data Project noted prior omissions in some releases, highlighting that third‑party mirrors may lag or omit tables; always cross‑check with OHSS/ICE authoritative pages [10].
8. Quick checklist to find and download FY2025 removals CSVs
1) Visit OHSS Immigration Enforcement monthly tables page for removal/return tables [1]. 2) Visit ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations statistics dashboards for ERO removals breakdowns [2]. 3) If needed, use DHS Data or the DHS immigration collections page to locate publication records and direct file links [5] [6]. 4) Verify date cutoffs (e.g., ICE noted data through Dec. 31, 2024) and look for CSV/ export options on each table or dashboard [2].
Limitations: available sources outline where OHSS and ICE host FY2025 removals tables and dashboards and indicate those pages contain downloadable tables, but they do not provide direct file-URL strings or step‑by‑step screenshots of the CSV download buttons — for actual file links, follow the OHSS monthly tables or ICE statistics pages cited above [1] [2].