The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to deport over 600,000 illegal immigrants by the end of 2025 under a directive from the Trump administration, reports RBC-Ukraine, citing ICE Director Tom Homann’s remarks on October 22 at the Axios “Future of Defense” summit.

Homann emphasized that those residing illegally in the U.S. “will not go unnoticed. If we find you, we will detain you.”

According to him, about 70% of those detained by ICE are classified as criminals, while the remaining 30–35% are considered potential threats to national security, even if they have no criminal record.

The ICE director noted that some data provided to Congress lag behind the actual situation, and certain individuals deemed threats to national security have already completed all necessary procedures and have final rulings.

Recent figures indicate that the number of individuals in immigrant detention centers has risen by more than 50% since Trump’s reelection. Homann, who previously served as acting ICE director, returned to the administration to implement the president’s aggressive immigration policies.

These measures are expected to significantly affect hundreds of thousands of people and their families and may trigger renewed debate over U.S. immigration policy.