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Trump Orders ICE 2,000 Daily Detentions, Confidence Plummets

8/2/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered ICE to detain at least 2,000 migrants daily, resulting in 43,138 detentions in June and 66,000 by July 11.
A YouGov poll found 54% of Americans lack confidence in ICE.
Harris County DA Sean Teare said ICE stonewalled the Houston probe after officers shot 52-year-old Mexican Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on July 7 and 25-year-old Colombian Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine on July 13.

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered ICE to detain at least 2,000 migrants daily, resulting in 43,138 detentions in June and 66,000 by July 11.
A YouGov poll found 54% of Americans lack confidence in ICE.
Harris County DA Sean Teare said ICE stonewalled the Houston probe after officers shot 52-year-old Mexican Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on July 7 and 25-year-old Colombian Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine on July 13.