A surge in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations under Donald Trump's administration has wiped out an estimated 668,000 jobs across 86 metropolitan areas since January 2025, according to new research by the Brookings Institution published in Washington on Monday.
The study concludes that the ICE surges, introduced on the promise of protecting American workers, have instead undercut local economies and cost jobs for both immigrants and US-born employees.
