ICE arrests jump to nearly 50,000 in July, highest monthly total of Trump's crackdown
Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests. The agency has been bolstered by billions of dollars from Congress and has hired 12,000 new deportation officers and agents.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM ET
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ICE arrests jump to nearly 50,000 in July, highest monthly total of Trump's crackdown(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term(opens original report in a new tab)Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July — ABC News
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- Source authority
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