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An Ever-Larger Share of ICE’s Arrested Immigrants Have No Criminal Record

This year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement registered a sharp nationwide rise in arrests, increasing from around 17,000 in February to more than 30,000 in September and October; Texas rose by 29,403, Florida by 14,693, and California by 13,345.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increasingly targeted nonconvicted individuals, with state cooperation and 287 agreements expanding enforcement through county jails.
In some places — for example D.C. and New York — immigration-only arrests formed a majority, with 93% of arrests identified by state, and only 3% of arrestees had convictions from September to October, per TRAC.
This month, a federal judge in the District of Columbia blocked warrantless immigration arrests, reflecting court limits as the administration appeals federal courts halting expedited removal expansion.
The Migration Policy Institute warns fast-deportation plans could affect 1 million, with states and New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushing legislative responses.

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An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record

WASHINGTON (Stateline) — Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month. But, rather than the convicted criminals the administration has said it’s focused on, an ever-larger share of those arrests were for solely immigration violations. In 45 states, immigration arrests more than doubled compared […]

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