A mass deportation campaign initiated by President Trump has resulted in at least 56,000 immigrants detained by ICE, with nearly half lacking criminal records. This group, about 30,000 individuals, has notably increased in recent months. Although the administration claims to target violent criminals, data shows that detentions are rising among those without criminal convictions. A goal of 3,000 ICE arrests per day has driven this uptick, and government messaging suggests that undocumented status is sufficient for detention and deportation, disrupting countless lives in the process.
According to the Deportation Data Project, a group that collects immigration numbers, about half the people in detention don't have criminal convictions, totaling close to 30,000 individuals.
You listen to Tom Homan and Stephen Miller, they're saying things like they are going after the worst of the worst, the people who are murderers. That's just not what the data says about the people that they are actually arresting.
In recent weeks, there’s been a push to detain more people, spearheaded by the recent goal of 3,000 ICE arrests per day.
The ICE raids in Los Angeles marked a turning point: people without criminal records were increasingly being arrested, with the number of such detainees nearly doubling since May.
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