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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows

Nearly 75,000 people without criminal records were arrested in ICE operations across the U.S., with arrests averaging 824 per day since Jan. 20, 2025, according to government data.

  • More than one third of the 222,000 people arrested by ICE from January 20 to October 15 had no criminal history, according to data obtained from the University of California, Berkeley's Deportation Data Project.
  • Between January 20 and October 15, nearly 75,000 of those arrested by ICE lacked criminal history, contradicting the administration's claims of targeting violent criminals.
  • ICE averaged about 824 arrests per day, falling short of the goal of 3,000 arrests per day set by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
  • A significant percentage of those in immigration detention after being arrested by ICE and Border Patrol had no previous criminal convictions, with many being held for minor offenses like traffic violations.
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By Audry Jeong, CNN. Nearly 75,000 people with no criminal record were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents between January 20 and October 15, new data shows. Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has tightened immigration policies, arresting approximately 220,000 people in the nine months following his inauguration, according to data from the Data Deportation Project, a research group affiliat…

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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows

The figures do not include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.

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