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Maanvi Singh, Amy Qin and Andrew Witherspoon

US immigration agents arrested a record number of people in June, data shows

Federal agents in tactical vests escort a person in a beige sweater with their hands behind their back.
Federal agents detain a person after a court hearing at immigration court in New York City on 1 July 2026. Photograph: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants last month, according to newly released government data that reveals how US immigration agents are quietly but steadily ramping up operations across the country.

A Guardian analysis of the latest data published by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found that federal immigration agents arrested 43,138 people in June – the highest number since Donald Trump took office in January last year and promised a campaign of mass immigrant deportations.

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