ICE arrested 50,000 people in July – quietly the biggest month in Trump’s second term
Aug 26, 2026
Administration moved away from high-profile raids that defined immigration enforcement approach last year but still deported record number of peopleThe Trump administration arrested and deported a record number of immigrants in July, according to newly released government data – apprehending an av
erage of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily.This latest data confirms what attorneys and immigrant advocates have been seeing across the US – although the administration has moved away from the high-profile, militarized raids that came to define its immigration enforcement approach last year, it is quietly ramping up its operations. Continue reading... ...read more read less