How ICE is arresting soaring numbers of immigrants with no criminal record

New data shows that more than half of all the people ICE arrested in July did not have a criminal record, the highest single-month total since January 2025.

Rolando Perez Samayoa had come to the United States in 2023 seeking safety. Fleeing violence in Mexico, he’d first planned to make a life in Alabama but had been told that Illinois would protect immigrants like him. “There’s some kind of law there,” he said. “It’s supposed to be a sanctuary.” He was referring to the s

The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.

Trump administration has moved away from high-profile, militarized raids as its deportation spree has ramped up The Trump administration arrested and deported a record number of immigrants in July, according to newly released government data – apprehending an average of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily. Thi