U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported 2,015 known or suspected terrorists since President Donald J. Trump took office on January 20, 2025, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
During the same period through September 9, 2026, ICE arrested more than 2,150 individuals classified as known or suspected terrorists, the department said.
Among the cases cited by DHS were Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, arrested in Omaha, Nebraska. Hermosillo Alvarez, described as an illegal alien from Mexico, was charged with being the ringleader of a failed terrorist plot against UFC Freedom 250 in June. According to the agency, he had entered the United States on a B-2 visitor visa that expired in December 2001 and received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status in 2014.
Another case involved Felipe Linares De Oliveira Dell Aquilla, arrested in Mooresville, North Carolina in June while allegedly holding his wife hostage as he prepared to flee to Mexico. The agency identified him as a former commander of Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho, both designated as foreign terrorist organizations.
Four members of the organization Tren de Aragua were also cited. According to DHS, they pleaded guilty after being charged with a double murder in the Bronx in 2024. The individuals—Keiber Jaen Martinez, Samuel Gonzalez Castro, Eferson Gabriel Morillo-Gomez, and Keineyer Ibarra-Mujica—all entered the country between 2022 and 2023.