ICE July Arrests Hit 49,571, Highest Of Trump's Second Term
ICE reported 49,571 arrests in July 2026, the agency's highest monthly total of President Trump's second term.[1]
That figure rose from 43,021 arrests in June and 29,241 in February, federal counts show.[1] Texas and Florida together accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests.[1]
Pre-Trump-second-term monthly arrests were just over 8,000 and were largely transfers from jails and prisons. After Congress provided billions in new funding, ICE hired about 12,000 new deportation officers and agents, expanding its capacity for on-the-ground arrests.
The July spike significantly widens ICE's enforcement footprint and is likely to shape legal and political fights over immigration policy in the months ahead.
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- ICE reported 49,571 arrests in July 2026, up from 43,021 in June and 29,241 in February.
- Pre-Trump-second-term monthly arrests were just over 8,000, largely transfers from jails and prisons.
- Texas and Florida together accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July 2026 arrests.
- ICE has hired 12,000 new deportation officers and agents after receiving billions in new congressional funding.
- Both Texas and Florida heavily use 287g agreements allowing state and local officers to conduct federal immigration enforcement.
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