US EditionTrump sees record high ICE arrests but lower deportations than Obama: Report
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – ICE arrested nearly 30,000 immigrants in June, the highest in five years, but deportations averaged 14,700 monthly, below Obama-era levels, highlighting enforcement challenges.
- ICE agents arrested roughly 30,000 immigrants in June 2025, marking the highest monthly total since data became public in November 2020.
- This surge follows a May 2025 mandate aiming for at least 3,000 arrests daily and fast-tracking asylum cases with removals to third countries.
- Despite record arrests, deportations in June exceeded 18,000, about half the number arrested and below the Obama administration's 36,000 monthly average in 2013.
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ICE: Immigrant Arrests at High Point; About Half Deported
New internal figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement show agency arrests were at their highest point in five years last month, while the number of people being deported has amounted to about half of those who were arrested.
Trump sees record high ICE arrests but lower deportations than Obama: Report
ICE reportedly arrested approximately 30,000 illegal migrants in June but only deported roughly 18,000. The arrest number marks the highest recorded since monthly data was made publicly available in November 2020.
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