US immigration agents arrested a record number of people in June, data shows

Guardian analysis shows officers arrested 43,138 people as quiet and steady operations ramp up across the country The Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants last month, according to newly released government data that reveals how US immigration agents are quietly but steadily ramping up operations across the country. A Guardian analysis of the latest data published by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found that federal immigration agents arrested 43,138 people in June – the highest number since Donald Trump took office in January last year and promised a campaign of mass immigrant deportations. The number of people in detention has also ticked up by 5,450 since early April, when ICE last provided a count of its detained population. There were a total of 65,765 people in ICE detention as of 11 July – slightly below a record 70,770 people who were in detention in January. As has been the case since last summer, the number of people in ICE detention without any criminal history remains higher than the number who have pending charges or convictions. In total, the Trump administration has deported more than 590,600 since January 2025, the latest figures