US EditionICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
Nearly one-third of ICE arrests from Jan to mid-Oct involved people with no prior criminal convictions, amid enforcement targeting unauthorized immigrants nationwide.
- ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 individuals who have never been convicted of a crime, as reported by The New York Times using data from the Deportation Data Project.
- Less than 30% of those arrested had prior criminal convictions, and an even smaller percentage had convictions for violent crimes, indicating a shift in enforcement focus.
- In a specific operation in Chicago, only 15% of arrests involved individuals with prior criminal convictions, as indicated by local immigration enforcement data.
- ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams stated he was not aware of any orders targeting more individuals without criminal records.
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The Metro: They came to America as toddlers, decades later one is detained by ICE - WDET 101.9 FM
Immigration enforcement in the United States has escalated sharply this year. Under the Biden administration, the daily number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) peaked at just under 40,000. In President Trump’s second term, that number has surged to more than 65,000. A striking majority of those detainees — nearly three-quarters — have no criminal convictions. Michigan has felt this shift acutely. Longtime residents…
Most immigrants arrested in city crackdowns have no criminal record
The federal deployments that have swept through major cities as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have led to thousands of arrests. But they have been less effective at apprehending immigrants with a criminal record than more routine operations elsewhere, new data shows.
ICE Data: One-third of arrests included people with no criminal histories
Data reported from a clearinghouse revealed that nearly one-third of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests involved people with no prior arrests. The release came as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Trump administration continued deployments throughout the country, most recently targeting New Orleans, the Twin Cities and New York City. Figures the Deportation Data Project released on Dec. 1 showed the government’s cr…
Data: Roughly 33% of those arrested by ICE have no criminal history
The data, from the University of California, Berkeley's Deportation Data Project, showed that of the 220,000 people arrested, around 75,000 have no criminal record. The agency has been busy since President Donald Trump took over in January, with top administration officials vowing to arrest and deport the "Worst of the Worst" undocumented immigrants.
Data shows third of individuals arrested by ICE under Trump have no criminal record
New data revealed that around a third of individuals arrested by ICE in the first nine months of the Trump administration have no criminal record. The data, from the University of California, Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project, showed that of the 220,000 people arrested, around 75,000 have no criminal record. The agency has been busy since President Donald Trump took over in January, with top administration officials vowing to arrest and deport…
ICE Agents Under Trump Have Arrested Nearly 75,000 People With No Criminal Records: Report
Nearly one-third of people arrested by immigration agents during Trump's second administration have no criminal record, according to a new reportChristopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty ICE agents knock on the door of a Chicago residence during a multi-agency operation in the first week of President Trump's second termNEED TO KNOWNew data shows that nearly 75,000 people arrested by ICE between January and October had no criminal recordDespite Presi…
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