Immigration arrests of people without criminal convictions have increased eightfold under Trump, report says
Source: msn.com
Story by Daniella Silva • 3h •
Arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions by ICE have surged 770%, while street arrests saw a more than 1,000% increase during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
The analysis by the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley found that ICE arrests more than quadrupled in that period, with transfers from jails and prisons roughly doubling. The much-increased street arrests took place in neighborhoods, at immigration court and at ICE field offices during regular immigration check-ins, the report said.
“Arrests not in jails or prisons at this order of magnitude are a new phenomenon. For both types of arrests, ICE was much less likely to target people with criminal convictions,” according to the analysis by the Deportation Data Project, which is led by a group of academics and lawyers that collect, post and analyze government immigration enforcement data.
The changes in enforcement led to a 770% increase in immigration arrests of people without criminal convictions, according to the analysis............
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Immigration arrests of people without criminal convictions have increased eightfold under #Trump, report says
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An ICE agent's badge in St. Paul, Minn. in 2025. (Bill Angelucci / NBC News)
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Remember when they were only going after the hardened criminals that were ruining our country? Not little kids in bunny hats.
