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ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
AP analysis found 46% of arrestees had no criminal charges before the shift, down to 41% after, though levels stayed above earlier averages.
- ICE arrests across the country dropped by nearly 12% following a shake-up of immigration officials in late January, after federal officers killed two American citizens in Minneapolis.
- Border czar Tom Homan announced a drawdown of agents in Minnesota on Feb. 4, following intense scrutiny over the Minneapolis killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the prior enforcement crackdown.
- An analysis of ICE records shows weekly arrests averaged 7,369 in the five weeks after the drawdown, down from 8,347 previously, though 41% of those arrested had no criminal record, remaining above the 35% average.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired in early March amid public backlash over the Minnesota operation, while arrests in Kentucky doubled to 86 by early March, showing uneven regional impact.
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Sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California.
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A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California.
·United States
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right6Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution49% Center
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49% Center
L 35%
C 49%
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