ICE Arrests 800 Non-Criminals a Day in July as Daily Detentions Hit 1,580
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 27
ICE Arrests 800 Non-Criminals a Day in July as Daily Detentions Hit 1,580
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 27
Summary
More than 800 people without criminal records were arrested by ICE each day on average in July, the first month of Trump’s second term when civil immigration violators made up more than half of arrests.
1,580 arrests a day overall marked a second-term high as the White House pressed ICE toward a 2,000-a-day target after earlier setbacks from backlash, funding fights and DHS leadership turmoil.
Only about 4% of those taken into custody in July had violent-crime convictions, even as administration officials said operations target the “worst of the worst” and blamed sanctuary policies for broader sweeps.
45,300 arrests in June and July were made in communities rather than jails or prisons, with sharp increases also appearing in Florida and Texas, undercutting claims that sanctuary jurisdictions are the main driver.
1,850-plus local agencies now have 287(g) agreements with ICE, a program DHS is expanding with $1.15 billion through September 2027 as traffic stops, airport arrests and check-in detentions replace headline-grabbing city crackdowns.