ICE is arresting more non-criminals than ever
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Report: New ICE Data Shows Focus on Noncriminals
Above: U.S. ICE agents outside Delaney Hall migrant detention facility in Newark, N.J., on June 12, 2025. Image copyright: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
Trump officials are misleading Americans about immigration enforcement priorities. The data shows ICE is primarily detaining noncriminals while claiming to target violent offenders. This indiscriminate approach contradicts campaign promises to focus only on dangerous criminals.
Right narrative
The Trump administration is targeting dangerous criminals and gang members as promised, unleashing ICE to focus on the worst of the worst, including murderers and rapists. In Trump's first 100 days, 75 percent of ICE arrests involved criminal illegal aliens with convictions or pending charges.