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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

ICE is arresting a record number of immigrants in a summer surge — and a majority have no criminal history

Donald Trump’s administration hit record highs of monthly immigration enforcement arrests this summer, with more than 43,000 people arrested in June and another 50,000 arrested in July.

But last month, for the first time since Trump took office, more than half of all people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no prior criminal convictions or pending charges.

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