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Texas Leads the Nation in Deportations for Fiscal Year 2024

El Paso Matters••Brandy Ruiz
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In fiscal year 2024, Texas recorded over 156,000 deportations, the highest number in the United States, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This period spans from October 2023 to September 2024. The figures indicate that deportations are tracked by the headquarters of ICE field offices rather than the locations of arrests, meaning individuals may have been detained in other states before being deported from Texas. Nationwide, ICE reported a total of 235,577 deportations, with Arizona, Louisiana, and California following Texas in numbers. This data is significant as it reflects ongoing immigration enforcement trends and impacts communities across the state.

Key Details: • Fiscal year 2024 runs from October 2023 to September 2024. • Texas deportations: 156,000; nationwide total: 235,577. • Arizona: 24,397 deportations; Louisiana: 17,524; California: 10,232.

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