ICE Arrests Reach Nearly 50,000 in July, Highest of Trump's Second Term

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, marking the highest monthly total since President Donald Trump returned to office and signaling a significant intensification of his administration's mass deportation agenda. The figure of 49,571 arrests represents a 15 percent increase from June and a 70 percent surge from February, according to government data analyzed by the Associated Press. The July total is a dramatic escalation compared to the period immediately before Trump's second term began, when monthly ICE arrests hovered just above 8,000.