ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
More than half of those arrested in July had no criminal convictions as ICE expanded traffic-stop arrests and state partnerships, government data showed.
- 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 detainment reach second-term high for Trump administration: Report
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained almost 50,000 people in July, marking its highest monthly arrest total during President Trump’s second term, newly released data shows. According to numbers published in the Deportation Data Project — a joint project conducted by the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles — ICE arrested…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July 2026, the highest monthly figure of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to government data analyzed by the Associated Press. That is a 15 percent increase from 43,021 in June and a 70 percent jump from 29,241 in February. February followed an enforcement surge in Minnesota earlier in the year. The analysis drew on data ICE provided to the University of California…
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