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US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in July

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the highest number of arrests in July since President Donald Trump took office, with 49,571 people detained. This marks a 15% increase from June's count and a 70% rise above February's total. The majority of these arrests occurred in Texas and Florida, which have agreements with ICE that allow local law enforcement to assist in immigration enforcement efforts. ICE has increased its staff by around 12,000 officers and agents over the past year, contributing to the surge in arrests.
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49,571 people were arrested and deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July, the highest number since President Donald Trump took office for his second term. This represents a 15% increase from June and a 70% jump from February. The data suggests that despite the administration's claims of targeting only criminals, many of those arrested were not undocumented immigrants with serious crimes on their record. Instead, they were often picked up during traffic stops or turned over to ICE by local law enforcement agencies. The number of Haitians who have lost protections from deportation are also being targeted. Immigrant advocates say that while the administration's approach may be less flashy than high-profile raids in the past, it is still a significant escalation of immigration enforcement efforts.

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Poll - list 2 of 3US plans to equip ICE officers with electric-shock gloves - list 3 of 3Salvadoran man dies in ICE custody at New Jersey detention centre The month before Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, monthly arrests were slightly more than 8,000, a figure largely made up of immigrants transferred from city or state jails and prisons and turned over to ICE to remove from the country.
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🔮 In his first year back in office, the monthly numbers started climbing as officials eased limits on where and whom agents could target.
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US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in July · mixed framing

Claims (11 extracted, 3 hedged)

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 people in July, the highest in a month since President Donald Trump took office for his second term, according to the latest figures available. uncertain
Trump → arrest → figures
The figures for July showed a rise of roughly 15 percent over June’s count and about 70 percent above February’s total, according to government data provided by ICE to the Deportation Data Project based at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles and analysed by The Associated Press news agency. uncertain
figures → show → agency
Americans say Trump has gone too far on US immigration: asserted
Trump → say → immigration
Poll - list 2 of 3US plans to equip ICE officers with electric-shock gloves - list 3 of 3Salvadoran man dies in ICE custody at New Jersey detention centre The month before Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, monthly arrests were slightly more than 8,000, a figure largely made up of immigrants transferred from city or state jails and prisons and turned over to ICE to remove from the country. asserted
arrests → equip → country
In his first year back in office, the monthly numbers started climbing as officials eased limits on where and whom agents could target. uncertain
agents → start → limits
By December, monthly arrests had surpassed 40,000. asserted
arrests → surpass → 40,000
In the aftermath of two fatal shootings in Minnesota in January that led to protests and an uproar from Democratic lawmakers, arrests began to fall in February. asserted
arrests → lead → February
After remaining stagnant for months, the numbers surged in June and then again in July. asserted
numbers → remain → July
Nearly 20,000 of the July arrests happened in Texas and Florida. asserted
20,000 → happen → Texas
Both states have taken part in cooperation deals with ICE known as 287(g) agreements that enable local law enforcement to essentially operate as additional arms for immigration enforcement. asserted
that → take → enforcement
The expanding arrest campaign comes after a hiring drive, with ICE bringing on roughly 12,000 additional officers and agents last year. asserted
ICE → expand → officers
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