ICE is arresting more people than ever

analysis New data on immigration arrests continues to break records News Editor Published September 1, 2026 5:50PM (EDT) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport on March 24, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Over the weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 people in Memphis, the largest raid in the city’s history, according to local immigrant rights groups. One raid took place at a bar in which ICE rolled up with a fleet of rented buses at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. Officers were allegedly intimidating witnesses by demanding they delete recordings and shining lights into people’s cameras. Memphis Mayor Paul Young and others condemned the raid and its part in President Donald Trump’s i