DHS Adds 5,000 Criminal Noncitizens to Worst of the Worst Enforcement List

The Department of Homeland Security added 5,000 criminal illegal aliens to its “Worst of the Worst” website on June 1, 2026, increasing the publicly listed total to more than 35,000.

The site identifies and prioritizes for enforcement the highest-priority removable noncitizens who hold serious criminal convictions. Per the DHS announcement, the update brings the total displayed on wow.dhs.gov to over 35,000 individuals.

The addition expands the scope of named individuals available for immediate ICE action. ICE now has public, centralized access to 5,000 more files of convicted criminals previously not displayed on the platform, each tied to serious offenses that qualify them for top enforcement priority. The prior total stood at 30,000 before the June 1 update.

The operational change shifts these 5,000 cases into the visible, prioritized enforcement queue with immediate effect. ICE can now draw directly from the expanded list for arrest and removal operations across the country. The update triggers no new congressional action but requires ICE field offices to incorporate the additional names into ongoing targeting within existing interior enforcement resources.

State and local law-enforcement agencies that coordinate with ICE on detainers will also see an expanded pool of individuals matching the public list.

Downstream, the larger public dataset increases the volume of targeted removals ICE can execute without altering statutory removal priorities or funding levels. Federal prosecutors and immigration courts handling criminal-alien dockets will encounter a higher number of cases already flagged at the highest enforcement tier.

The transparency measure also allows community stakeholders and victim advocates to identify whether specific convicted offenders appear on the prioritized roster.

This marks the latest expansion of the Worst of the Worst platform, which DHS launched to increase transparency around interior enforcement targeting. The site continues to serve as the public-facing ledger of removable noncitizens with the most serious criminal records, consistent with ICE’s stated operational focus on public-safety threats.