ICE arrests across the United States dropped nearly 12% after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis and the Trump administration replaced one of the public faces of its immigration crackdown.
According to an Associated Press analysis of federal arrest data, the decline followed the late-January deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, which intensified criticism of federal immigration tactics in Minnesota and led to a leadership shift in the operation. Gregory Bovino, a top Border Patrol commander who had become closely associated with aggressive enforcement actions, was pushed aside, and border czar Tom Homan was sent to the Twin Cities to redirect the strategy.
