Immigration street sweeps led to more ‘collateral’ arrests of noncriminals

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 1,344

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A quarter of immigration arrests since August were labeled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “collateral,” a type of arrest and detention that’s been challenged in court as an end run around civil rights.

Public outrage and lawsuits over the arrests may be tamping down the large-scale sweeps that foster them, but tens of thousands were arrested this way between August and early March.

Immigration arrests are usually based on warrants obtained ahead of …

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