ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 arrests as ICE expanded enforcement under billions in new congressional funding, according to government data.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July, the highest monthly total of President Donald Trump's second term, according to government data analyzed by The Associated Press.
- Following a February low of 29,241 arrests in the aftermath of two fatal shootings in Minnesota, ICE enforcement rebounded sharply. The July tally marks a 70% increase since that winter decline.
- Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests, reflecting the importance of both states to the mass deportation agenda. Both states utilize 287g agreements allowing local law enforcement to operate as federal immigration enforcement arms.
- Congress infused ICE with billions of dollars last summer and the agency hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents. Officials shifted tactics this year from high-profile city operations to less visible arrests nationwide.
- The administration continues to advance its mass deportation agenda, with July's volume far exceeding the pre-Trump baseline of just over 8,000 monthly arrests. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin maintains the expanded operations despite his earlier pledge to keep ICE out of headlines.
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ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term, as the administration loosens restrictions on where and who ICE can arrest.
The number of arrests in July was 15 percent higher than the number in June and as much as 70 percent higher than the number in February.
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, highest monthly total of Trump's second term
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people during July , the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance its mass deportations agenda despite a shift in approach earlier this year from high-profile operations in large American cities that sparked a public outcry…
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ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July. That marks the highest single-month total during the second Trump administration.
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