US EditionA quiet corner of Arkansas has become a hot spot for US immigration crackdown, AP finds
Benton County accounted for over 4% of nationwide ICE arrests with more than 450 detained from Jan to mid-Oct, driven by local law enforcement cooperation and state mandates.
- From Jan. 1 through Oct. 15, Benton County recorded more than 450 Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at the Benton County Jail, accounting for over 4% of nationwide cases.
- The county's 287 agreement explains much of the increase in ICE bookings, with most arrests made through this federal program and recent months seeing a surge in referrals.
- Routine misdemeanor or traffic arrests increasingly trigger ICE holds as deputies at Benton County Jail alert ICE to suspected undocumented inmates, who face detention without bond and transfers to Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville and detention centers in Louisiana.
- Osornio's case illustrates broader family and financial consequences after local ICE transfers; Cristina Osornio, 35-year-old Rogers resident and permanent legal resident, was jailed four days on an ICE hold, and her family lost their home after Edwin Sanchez-Mendoza, husband, was deported to Mexico.
- ICE's nationwide tally of agreements now exceeds 1,180, reflecting rapid expansion, as arrests surge and the Department of Homeland Security offers financial incentives, positioning the county as a potential model.
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Arkansas county jail becomes major ICE pipeline as arrests surge under Trump crackdown
An Arkansas county jail has become one of America’s busiest hubs for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with hundreds of people arrested this year.More than 450 people have been detained from Jan. 1 through Oct. 15 at the Benton County Jail, according to ICE arrest data from the University of California Berkeley Deportation Data Project reviewed by the Associated Press, a rate of roughly 1.5 arrests per day in a county with just over 300…
AP Report: Benton County a 'hot spot' for ICE efforts
Best known as home to Walmart headquarters, the county and the wider region have emerged as a little-known hot spot in the Trump administration's crackdown, according to an Associated Press review of ICE arrest data, jail records, police reports and interviews with residents, immigration lawyers and watchdogs.
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A quiet corner of Arkansas has become a hot spot for US immigration crackdown, AP finds
A corner of Arkansas best known as home to Walmart headquarters has emerged as a little-known hot spot in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.
Arkansas county jail becomes major ICE pipeline as arrests surge under Trump crackdown – Democratic Accent
An Arkansas county jail has become one of America’s busiest hubs for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with hundreds of people arrested this year. More than 450 people have been detained from Jan. 1 through Oct. 15 at the Benton County Jail, according to ICE arrest data from the University of California Berkeley Deportation Data Project reviewed by the Associated Press, a rate of roughly 1.5 arrests per day in a county with just over 30…
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