ICE announced Monday a multi-agency immigration clampdown resulted in 1,179 arrests in a single day — the biggest number since President Trump took office a week ago.
Why it matters: The Trump administration is stepping up efforts targeting undocumented immigrants in cities across the U.S. — and it’s resulted in at least 3,552 arrests since Thursday {snip}
- Under the Biden administration, the average number of arrests of noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending charges in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 was 310.7 per day {snip}
By the numbers: ICE on Thursday reported 538 arrests, on Friday the number announced was 593, on Saturday it was 286, on Sunday it was 956 and on Monday it was 1,179.
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