ICE Hits New Record: 50,000 Detained in July
Things are moving quietly at the border, but the numbers are doing all the talking.
ICE just set a new monthly high, rounding up nearly 50,000 people in July. That is over 1,500 arrests every single day.
Instead of the flashy, Hollywood-style raids people might be used to, the process has become weirdly low-key. It is basically a handful of officers pulling people over during their daily routines. More than half of those detained have absolutely no criminal history.
This surge is being fueled by a $70 billion funding bump from Congress, and it includes people picked up at airports and routine check-ins. With Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California leading the pack in total numbers, the machinery is clearly running on high-octane fuel under the Trump administration.
The government is essentially turning bureaucratic efficiency into a record-breaking sport.
Source: Deportation Data Project
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