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Where does DHS publish FY2025 immigration enforcement removals data?
Executive summary
DHS publishes FY2025 immigration enforcement removals data in its monthly “Immigration Enforcement and Legal Processes” tables on the Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS) pages and in component publications such as ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations statistics; the OHSS pages explicitly list monthly removals and returns tables [1] [2] and ICE posts ERO removals data and related statistics on its site [3]. Independent researchers note timing and file-version issues in ICE removals releases and recommend specific monthly files (for example, the Deportation Data Project flagged differences between early June and late July ICE removals files) [4].
1. Where to find DHS’s FY2025 removals numbers — OHSS monthly tables
DHS’s Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS) maintains a “Monthly Immigration Report” section titled “Immigration Enforcement and Legal Processes” that includes monthly tables covering encounters, arrests, detention, removals, returns and repatriations; the OHSS landing and topic pages both point readers to those monthly tables as the primary DHS location for removals data [5] [1] [2]. The OHSS “removals and returns” tables are presented as structured monthly files intended to cover the agency-wide enforcement footprint, and the OHSS repatriations page explains the data sources that feed those tables (for example, ICE’s internal IIDS system) [6].
2. ICE’s own public statistics — ERO removals and related series
ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) publishes arrest, detention and removal statistics separately on the ICE statistics pages; ICE describes those statistics as public-facing summaries of ERO activity and provides removals and returns series that researchers and journalists commonly use [3]. ICE data often underlie the OHSS consolidated tables because ICE extracts removals and returns from its IIDS data mart, a fact OHSS documents on its repatriations and data-methods pages [6].
3. How DHS compiles the numbers — multiple component feeds and systems
DHS’s numbers are not from one single operational database but from component reporting systems: CBP/USBP, OFO, and ICE each export enforcement actions from their systems into OHSS reporting products. OHSS notes that USBP, OFO, and ICE extract data from BorderStat/BPETS and ICE’s IIDS (DSSDM) respectively, and OHSS’s repatriations documentation explicitly names those feeds [6]. That architecture matters because differences in scope and definitions across components can affect which events are counted as “removals,” “returns,” or “expulsions” in FY2025 tables [6].
4. Known data-version and quality caveats raised by independent researchers
Independent analysts have found versioning problems in ICE removals files that affect FY2025 counts: the Deportation Data Project reported discrepancies between early-June and late-July ICE removals datasets—specifically, the early-June file omitted some FY2024 removals and included expedited removals differently for FY2025—leading them to recommend relying on the late-July file [4]. That example shows why users should note file timestamps and cross-check OHSS consolidated tables with ICE’s ERO releases if precise month-by-month counts matter [4].
5. Where to look first and what to cross-check
Start at OHSS’s Immigration Enforcement monthly-tables landing page for consolidated, departmental monthly removals and returns tables [1] [2]. Then cross-check with ICE’s ERO statistics pages where raw ERO removals series and methodological notes are posted [3]. If detailed case-level or researcher-grade files are needed, consult the ICE extraction notes referenced by OHSS (IIDS/DSSDM) and be alert to dated releases—independent groups have documented specific problematic early releases and advised preferring corrected later files [6] [4].
6. Limitations and alternative viewpoints
OHSS and ICE provide the primary official sources for FY2025 removals but may differ in format, timing, or included case types because multiple DHS components feed the consolidated tables [6] [1]. Independent researchers interpret and sometimes correct or recommend particular ICE release versions when anomalies appear [4]. Available sources do not mention any other DHS page beyond OHSS and ICE that publishes FY2025 removals data; congressional budget documents and CRS analyses discuss DHS funding and structure but do not serve as the primary data publication for monthly removals counts [7] [8] [9].
7. Practical next steps for a user seeking FY2025 removals
Download the OHSS “Immigration Enforcement and Legal Processes” monthly tables as your authoritative DHS-wide starting point [1] [2]. Parallel-download ICE ERO removals files from ICE’s statistics page to reconcile component-level totals [3]. If you plan longitudinal or research use, check whether independent repositories (for example, those tracking ICE file versions) have flagged preferred release dates—Deportation Data Project’s guidance on preferring the late-July ICE file is one documented example [4].