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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Will Craft and Maanvi Singh

US arrests more immigrants in February 2025 than any month in last seven years

Ice agents gather in a huddle
Ice agents attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 January 2025. Photograph: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

US immigration enforcement officials arrested more people in the first 22 days of February 2025 than in any month over the last seven years, according to a Guardian review of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data.

The Guardian review, which analyzed DHS data from the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, in addition to interviews with immigration lawyers, advocates and former Ice officials, show how the administration has transformed immigration enforcement in the US within just a few weeks.

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