More than 11,000 parents of U.S. citizen children were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first seven months of President Donald Trump's second term, according to an analysis of federal data by ProPublica, highlighting a sharp increase in enforcement actions affecting mixed-status families.
The report found that the number of such detentions has roughly doubled compared to previous years, reflecting a broader shift toward more aggressive immigration enforcement. While U.S.-born children cannot be deported, the detention and removal of their parents often results in family separations.
