Federal immigration authorities carried out nearly 50,000 detentions in July, the highest single-month total under the current presidential administration, according to newly released government data analyzed by a university-led research project. The figures, compiled by researchers at two major California universities, reflect a sharp rise in enforcement activity compared to earlier periods of the same administration. The data highlights ongoing debates over immigration policy and the scale of arrests conducted by federal agents. Details on the demographics and reasons behind the detentions remain under review.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained almost 50,000 people in July, marking its highest monthly arrest total during President Trump's second term, newly released data shows. According to numbers published in the Deportation Data Project — a joint project conducted by the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles — ICE arrested...
