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US Arrests Record Number of Immigrants in Single Day: How ICE Uses SMS Ploy to Detain 2,200 People
- ICE arrested more than 2,200 undocumented migrants on Tuesday, marking the highest single-day total in its history.
- This surge follows White House pressure, including a recent meeting where Stephen Miller urged ICE to reach 3,000 daily arrests or face leadership changes.
- ICE used new tactics such as mass text messages to migrants in the Alternative to Detention program, prompting check-ins that led to arrests.
- Todd Lyons stated the administration aims for a daily minimum of 3,000 arrests, while critics call these moves a broad crackdown targeting compliant individuals.
- The increase in arrests indicates a major escalation in enforcement efforts with implications for community fear and ongoing legal and social debate.
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Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained, held in basement of federal building in Los Angeles, some overnight
Many undocumented immigrants who went to ICE check-in appointments at a federal building in L.A. this week were taken into custody, brought to the basement and held there, lawyers and family members say.
In workplaces, courts, homes, in any space ICE detaining undocumented immigrants without a criminal record
By Ione Molinares, CNN en Español “I will seal the border and stop the migrant invasion of our country. We will carry out the largest criminal deportation operation in the history of the United States,” Donald Trump promised during his campaign on September 7, 2024. Those words have been repeated many times in recent years. And even today, as president, he continues to imply that the majority (virtually all) of those who entered through the bord…
The Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) arrested more than 2,200 immigrants on Tuesday, June 3, according to a spokesman for the agency. This is the largest number of arrests in a single day in its history. Among the detainees there were hundreds of people participating in the Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, which allows undocumented people who are not considered a threat to remain free under electronic surveillance. READ ALSO …
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