In October, U.S. immigration judges ordered the deportation of over 7,100 Mexican nationals, marking the highest number for any nationality group that month. This figure represents the largest number of deportations for Mexican nationals in a decade, continuing a trend of rising deportations, according to newly released data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
Following Mexico, nationals from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Ecuador also saw significant numbers of deportations. Among Mexican nationals seeking asylum, two-thirds—approximately 66%—were ordered to leave the United States, a notable increase from 37% in October 2023. The remaining applicants were allowed to stay in the U.S. while their immigration cases continue.
In total, U.S. immigration judges granted asylum relief to 2,471 individuals, representing 66% of the cases heard during October. This was the first month of the U.S. government’s Fiscal Year 2025, which also saw the filing of 87,620 new immigration cases and the closure of 81,472 cases.
Despite these efforts to manage the immigration system, the backlog of unresolved cases remains high, now exceeding 3.72 million—slightly higher than the 3.71 million backlog recorded in Fiscal Year 2024.
