'ICE Is Everywhere': Investigation Reveals More Arrests Than Ever, With Quieter Tactics
ICE made nearly 50,000 arrests in July as it shifted from public raids to brief, low-profile detentions with local police.
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After the storm of criticism against the immigration police ICE, the agency was instructed to act according to a “softer line.” The headlines have since become fewer – while the number of arrests is skyrocketing.
‘ICE Is Everywhere’: Investigation Reveals More Arrests Than Ever, With Quieter Tactics
Brett Wilkins Common Dreams “The detentions are happening in a flash—we’re talking, like, 90 seconds from the time ICE shows up to that person being driven away,” said one immigration attorney. The Trump administration may have deliberately toned down its highly visible, militarized immigration raids that generated widespread backlash, but US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is arresting more people than ever, […]
'ICE Is Everywhere': Investigation Reveals More Arrests Than Ever, With Quieter Tactics
“The detentions are happening in a flash—we’re talking, like, 90 seconds from the time ICE shows up to that person being driven away,” said one immigration attorney.
The first months of the year there was a large deployment of the ICE immigration agency. There was a lot of noise when its agents arrived in a U.S. locality. But in the summer there was a change. Much more 'discreet', but more effective. Agosto broke a record of arrests with almost 51,000. Not only do they occupy strategic locations, such as shops, intersections or airports, their effectiveness has also been increased by alliances with local sec…
ICE reached 50,925 arrests in August 2026, the third consecutive record, after switching to silent tactics and expanding agreements with local police.
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