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Trump Administration Arrests 261 DACA Recipients Amid Controversy

2/26/2026

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In the first ten months of U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration, federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA beneficiaries, according to U.S. government statistics.
Of those arrested, 241 had criminal histories.
Democratic Senators criticized the arrests as deeply troubling and questioned the details of the criminal records.
The arrests represent a small fraction of the 516,000 Dreamers enrolled in DACA.
The legality of DACA remains uncertain amid ongoing court challenges.

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Story summary

In the first ten months of U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration, federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA beneficiaries, according to U.S. government statistics.
Of those arrested, 241 had criminal histories.
Democratic Senators criticized the arrests as deeply troubling and questioned the details of the criminal records.
The arrests represent a small fraction of the 516,000 Dreamers enrolled in DACA.
The legality of DACA remains uncertain amid ongoing court challenges.