Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration’s mass deportations agenda.
Arrest Numbers
The arrest numbers, obtained from a person familiar with the information, indicate that while the administration is no longer cracking down on individual cities, the arrests continue and are surging. The total number of arrests during the five-day period translates into roughly 2,000 arrests per day.
The Department of Homeland Security stated, ‘Since Day One, DHS law enforcement has been delivering on President Trump’s promise to the American people to arrest and deport illegal immigrants including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists.’ The arrests news also comes as the number of people entered into ICE detention facilities climbed in June to roughly 39,000.
Comparison to Previous Periods
ICE doesn’t publicly release arrest data, making exact comparisons with previous periods difficult. However, according to data provided to UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project, 2,000 arrests per day would mark a sharp increase over previous periods. December had the most ICE arrests since the beginning of the Trump administration, and that month only averaged 1,283 arrests per day nationwide.
Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.
