Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are making arrests at a record pace, averaging over 1,400 people daily in the first 12 days of July. This surge follows a period earlier in the year where daily arrests dipped, reaching a low of 954 in March, after high-profile killings by federal agents in Minnesota. The current arrest rate has seen ICE hit a target of at least 2,000 arrests a day multiple times this month. The increase in arrests comes amid new controversy, including two fatal shootings of motorists by ICE agents in Texas and Maine, and the death of a man struck by a tractor-trailer while fleeing authorities in Florida. The Trump administration had previously set a goal of deporting 1 million migrants annually, which would require an average of almost 2,800 arrests per day. In fullICE has arrested over 1,400 people a day in July — hitting a record highMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
ICE arrests reach record levels in first days of July
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are making arrests at a record pace, averaging over 1,400 people daily in the first 12 days of July. This surge follows a period earlier in the year where daily arrests dipped, reaching a low of 954 in March, after high-profile killings by federal agents in Minnesota. The current arrest rate has seen ICE hit a target of at least 2,000 arrests a day multiple times this month. The increase in arrests comes amid new controversy, including two fatal shootings of motorists by ICE agents in Texas and Maine, and the death of a man struck by a tractor-trailer while fleeing authorities in Florida. The Trump administration had previously set a goal of deporting 1 million migrants annually, which would require an average of almost 2,800 arrests per day. In fullICE has arrested over 1,400 people a day in July — hitting a record highMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
