More arrests: NBC reports, “Immigration attorneys across the country told NBC News that some of their clients on ATD were asked in a mass text message ICE sent out to show up ahead of schedule for check-ins at ICE offices, only to be arrested when they arrived. An NBC News reporter saw seven people who had come for check-ins at a New York City ICE office Wednesday being led out in cuffs and put into unmarked cars.”
On Friday June 6, according to the LA Times, ” A series of surprise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on Friday prompted fierce pushback from elected officials and protesters…Chaos erupted in the heart of the Fashion District after federal immigration authorities detained employees inside a clothing wholesaler, and used flash-bang grenades and pepper spray on a crowd protesting the raid around 1:30 p.m.
Larger population in ICE detention: Austin Kocher reports that current ICE detention count has gone over 50,000. Under Biden it averaged roughly 30,000, peaking at 39,000 in 2024. “This sudden increase reflects the well-documented intensification of interior immigration enforcement across the country as well as the ongoing expansion of immigrant detention centers that started during the Biden administration.”
Administration data shows that almost half due to have a criminal record, and that many that are listed as having one involve traffic violations. About 90% are housed in private prisons.. The rise in numbers detained is entirely due to actions by ICE, which has doubled the number under detention since January while the number detaine by Customs and Border Control as slightly declined.
287(g) agreements have soared: “Since Trump began his second term in January, ICE has increased 287(g) agreements from 135 in 25 states in December 2024 to 628 in 40 states as of May 28, 2025.” (here.)