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Trump Shifts Immigration Enforcement to Police, ICE Arrests Double

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC · How we work

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President Donald Trump’s administration shifted immigration enforcement to state and local police, increasing ICE arrests.
Arrests more than doubled in 15 states and Washington, D.C., peaking August.
Over 2,000 state-local agreements let police conduct immigration stops, including Florida Highway Patrol for minor traffic violations.
July data showed 70% of 65,000 detainees had no criminal convictions.
A federal appeals court blocked the third-country deportation policy that sent nearly 30,000 migrants abroad.

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President Donald Trump’s administration shifted immigration enforcement to state and local police, increasing ICE arrests.
Arrests more than doubled in 15 states and Washington, D.C., peaking August.
Over 2,000 state-local agreements let police conduct immigration stops, including Florida Highway Patrol for minor traffic violations.
July data showed 70% of 65,000 detainees had no criminal convictions.
A federal appeals court blocked the third-country deportation policy that sent nearly 30,000 migrants abroad.