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ICE arrests reached nearly 50,000 in July, marking a monthly high for Trump's second term

Federal immigration enforcement activity increased following congressional funding additions and expanded state-level collaboration.

Updated Aug 25, 2026 · 17:23 UTC3 reports

The short version

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 people in July, a 15% increase from June and a 70% increase from February.
Nearly 20,000 of the July arrests occurred in Texas and Florida, where local authorities rely heavily on 287(g) cooperation agreements with federal officials.
The growth in arrests follows congressional funding that enabled ICE to recruit 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.

ICE made 49,571 arrests in July, up from 43,021 in June and 29,241 in February.[ABC News · Associated Press]
The data was released to the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley via a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and analyzed by The Associated Press.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Texas and Florida accounted for almost 20,000 of the arrests made in July.[ABC News · Associated Press]
ICE has added 12,000 deportation officers and investigative personnel following new funding approved by Congress.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Immigration arrests stood at slightly over 8,000 per month shortly before President Trump took office for his second term.[ABC News · Associated Press]