ICE Arrests Increase Under Trump Administration

ICE Arrests Increase Under Trump Administration.
Reported by CNN.
Here are the details.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained nearly 33,000 immigrants since Donald Trump resumed the presidency, approaching the total number of arrests in the last fiscal year under Joe Biden’s administration.

However, the agency faces a critical issue: detention center capacity is at 120%, raising concerns within the Department of Homeland Security.

«We are at the limit. We’re at 47,600,» stated a senior ICE official.

He noted that the agency is seeking to expand its detention space in response to the increase in arrests.

ICE Arrests Increase Under Trump Administration

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In the first 50 days of Trump’s new administration, from January 20 to March 10, ICE made 32,809 arrests. Of these:

14,111 were convicted criminals. 9,980 had pending criminal charges. 8,718 were detained for other immigration violations.

Despite the increase in ICE arrests, some immigrants have been released by court order or for medical and humanitarian reasons, although exact figures have not been disclosed.

ICE Director Todd Lyons emphasized that agents can now perform their duties more effectively, claiming that the Biden administration had «rigged» arrest data in the past, though he did not present evidence to support his claim.

Detention Centers on the Verge of Collapse

Trump’s government to surpass Biden’s ICE arrests, but detention centers are «at the limit» https://t.co/lblizheryd

— CNN en Español (@CNNEE) March 12, 2025

The growth in the number of detainees has put pressure on detention centers, which are already operating above their capacity.

ICE is in talks to increase available space, but the situation remains critical.

To date, the agency has not disclosed how many of these detentions have occurred within specific communities or how many deportations have been carried out since the start of the new government.

Immigration policy remains a key focus in the Trump administration, with a stricter approach to the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants, sparking debates both inside and outside the government.

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