US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in July
The number of arrests last month showed a rise of roughly 15 percent over June's count.
According to the latest figures from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), over 49,500 individuals were arrested in July, marking the highest monthly count since President Donald Trump's second term began. This represents a 15% increase from June and nearly 70% more compared to February. The surge in arrests follows an easing of restrictions on where and whom agents could target upon Trump's return to the White House.
By December, monthly arrests had surpassed 40,000. However, after two fatal shootings in Minnesota in January that sparked protests and criticism from Democrats, arrests began to decline in February before rising again in June and July. Nearly 20,000 of the July arrests occurred in Texas and Florida, both of which have cooperation agreements with ICE, allowing local law enforcement to assist in immigration enforcement efforts.
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