An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 12, 2025

Words: 861

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month. But, rather than the convicted criminals the administration has said it’s focused on, an ever-larger share of those arrests were for solely immigration violations.

In 45 states, immigration arrests more than doubled compared with the same period last year, during the Biden administration. The largest increases: There were 1,190 arrests in the District of Columbia compared …

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