ICE Detentions Set Trump-Era Record
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The Trump administration is keeping its promises on immigration.
They set a second Trump term record in July for ICE detentions.
ICE detained 46,000 individuals who are facing deportation.
Detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July set a new record for the second Trump administration, with 46,000 individuals facing deportation for immigration violations.
The figures show that a summer surge increased in July, CBS News reported, citing unreleased data. Detentions last month blew through the previous record of 43,000 set in June.
ICE has boosted arrest levels in recent weeks.
The numbers also show the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has rebounded this summer, following a significant drop in arrests earlier this year after federal agents killed two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, during an enforcement blitz in Minneapolis that garnered bipartisan criticism.
While the Trump administration has largely stopped the large-scale, sweeping immigration operations it conducted in several Democratic-led cities last year, ICE has managed to more quietly boost arrest levels in recent weeks, including through a crackdown at airports and traffic stops, and the deployment of newly hired agents across the country.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin replaced Kristi Noem this spring with the stated goal of keeping ICE out of the headlines, while simultaneously furthering Mr. Trump’s promise of overseeing the largest deportation operation in American history.
Andrew Kolvet revealed that a DHS source told him that total deportations over the last 12 months are over 1,461,529.
Just spoke to a source at DHS. A new report on deportations for the last 12 months just dropped which includes all deportation flights (commercial + government planes):
Total alien forced departures of 1,461,529.
The last 7 day average of forced removals: 4,291/day (believed to…
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) August 2, 2026
Promises made, promises kept!
