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US immigration detention maxed out at 47,600 detainees, ICE official says

  • President Donald Trump's immigration actions resulted in over 32,000 arrests within 50 days, according to federal homeland security officials.
  • The arrests included 14,111 convicted criminals and were part of Trump’s aggressive deportation strategy.
  • Todd Lyons, acting ICE director, noted that current arrest numbers outpace those under the Biden administration, which faced delays due to funding issues.
  • A Jordanian migrant, Hasan Yousef Hamdan, was rearrested under Trump's policies after previously being released following an incident at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause.

·United States
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Fox NewsFox News

Trump ICE unleashes on Biden admin after arrests surpass all 2024 data: 'Cooking the books'

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests have already outpaced the arrests made in all of FY 2024, officials said on Wednesday.

·New York, United States
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New York PostNew York Post

Exclusive | Illegal Jordanian migrant accused of trying to ‘breach’ Quantico base was busted in Trump’s mass deportation raids, ICE says

President Trump's immigration raids collared the illegal Jordanian migrant Hasan Yousef Hamdan, who is accused of trying to "breach" Marine Corps Base Quantico last year.

·New York, United States
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NBC NewsNBC News

Immigrant detention centers are at capacity, Trump admin officials say

The Department of Homeland Security is working with several agencies to increase bed space as they ask Congress for more funding.

·United States
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El PaisEl Pais

Trump Administration Arrests More Than 32,000 Immigrants in Its First 50 Days · Global Voices

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) has detained more than 32,800 irregular immigrants in the first 50 days of the Donald Trump administration. The figure, announced by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE on Wednesday, puts the Republican government on the way to far surpassing the arrests made last fiscal year under the presidency of Joe Biden.

·Spain
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The Daily CallerThe Daily Caller

‘Purposely Misleading’: Trump Officials Accuse Biden Admin Of Deceptively Inflating ICE Arrest Stats

Senior ICE officials are accusing the Biden administration of egregiously misrepresenting data to make ICE arrests appear higher than they actually were.

·Washington, United States
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