ICE arrests hit 49,571 in July, up 15% from June
What's new: Texas and Florida made up nearly 20,000 arrests as ICE expanded courthouse, airport and check-in enforcement.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 49,571 arrests in July, the highest monthly total of President Donald Trump's second term and a 15% increase from June, newly released government data show. The figures, provided by ICE to the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley and UCLA, underscore how the administration's deportation push has accelerated even after moving away from the most visible big-city raids. July arrests were up 70% from February's 29,241. Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the arrests, aided by 287(g) agreements that let local and state officers carry out some federal immigration duties. The rise also followed billions of dollars in congressional funding and the hiring of 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.