US EditionICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
Weekly ICE arrests averaged 7,369 after Tom Homan’s drawdown announcement, down from 8,347 in the previous five weeks, an AP analysis found.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests dropped nearly 12% nationwide following the late January killings of two citizens in Minneapolis by immigration officers and a subsequent shake-up of top immigration officials.
- Before this pullback, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino described the administration's aggressive enforcement strategy as "Turn and burn," involving relentless displays of force and teams descending on restaurants and bus stops.
- Weekly arrests averaged 7,369 in the five weeks after February 4, down from 8,347 per week previously; the share of individuals arrested without criminal charges dropped from 46% to 41% nationally.
- While national figures declined, enforcement patterns varied by state, with weekly arrests in Kentucky more than doubling to 86 by early March and federal court filings documenting ongoing arrests of non-criminal individuals.
- Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow with the American Immigration Council, warns it is too early to determine if these shifts are permanent, even as the administration maintains enforcement efforts are not slowing down.
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Polls revealed that the general public felt that the operation in Minnesota had gone too far.
At the height of the offensive, it was common to see cars full of masked immigration agents in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were arrested every week in Texas, Florida, and California.The chief commander of the Border Patrol, Gregory Bovino, boasted of relentless demonstrations of force and agents breaking into restaurant kitchens, bus stops, and Home Depot parking lots.
ICE arrests drop 12 percent in US after Minneapolis killings spark backlash
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.
ICE arrests drop 12% across the country after Minneapolis killings
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.
At the height of the repression campaign, it was common to see in the streets of Minneapolis cars filled with masked immigration agents, while thousands of people were arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California.
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