ICE arrests under Trump top 602,000, DHS says, but some are skeptical
The 602,000 arrests are also higher than the four-year total arrests seen during Trump’s first term or during former President Joe Biden‘s tenure. More than 1.2 million people were arrested from 2009 to 2012, as well as an additional 641,000 in former President Barack Obama’s second term, historical ICE reports show.During Trump’s first term in office from 2017 to 2021, ICE arrested 548,000 illegal immigrants. Approximately 500,000 ICE arrests occurred across all four years of the Biden administration.Immediately after Trump took office in January 2025, ICE began making arrests.
- ▪The 602,000 arrests are also higher than the four-year total arrests seen during Trump’s first term or during former President Joe Biden‘s tenure.
- ▪More than 1.2 million people were arrested from 2009 to 2012, as well as an additional 641,000 in former President Barack Obama’s second term, historical ICE reports show.During Trump’s first term in office from 2017 to 2021, ICE arrested 5
- ▪Approximately 500,000 ICE arrests occurred across all four years of the Biden administration.Immediately after Trump took office in January 2025, ICE began making arrests.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 602,000 illegal immigrants in the year and a half since President Donald Trump took office and unleashed a mass deportation operation, according to federal data shared with the Washington Examiner.The 18-month figure, even when cut by one-third, blows past any one-year record high seen during previous administrations. The 602,000 arrests are also higher than the four-year total arrests seen during Trump’s first term or during former President Joe Biden‘s tenure.
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