The recent numbers were part of a “new normal” that ICE hopes to maintain, a source familiar with the arrest operations told NBC News.ICE personnel at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City last week.Michael M. Santiago / Getty ImagesJuly 2, 2026, 6:33 PM EDTICE arrested more than 2,000 people a day nationwide over five days, according to a source familiar with the numbers. The arrests, which totaled more than 10,000 from Friday to Tuesday, marked a sharp increase in immigration enforcement — even as the Trump administration pursues its mass deportation agenda with less militaristic swagger than it did earlier this year, when masked immigration agents flooded Democratic-led cities. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
ICE arrests increase significantly, marking a turn in immigration strategy
The recent numbers were part of a “new normal” that ICE hopes to maintain, a source familiar with the arrest operations told NBC News.
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