ICE advances against Latinos as migrant arrests surge under Trump

The United States recorded its highest monthly number of immigration arrests during Donald Trump’s second presidency in August, when ICE detained 50,925 migrants. The figure was nearly double the total from the same month in 2025 and more than five times the number recorded in 2024.

The increase followed a sharp rise through the summer. Arrests climbed 52% between May and June, and the White House has maintained a goal of reaching 2,000 arrests a day. The article also reports that enforcement activity recovered after a decline in February and early March. The Deportation Data Project linked that earlier drop to the deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti during federal operations in Minneapolis.

The Trump administration has also expanded funding for ICE. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated an additional $75 billion to the agency over four years, above its estimated annual budget of about $10 billion. The article says the funding accompanied an expansion of detention capacity.

Records analyzed by the Deportation Data Project show that Mexicans made up 39% of arrests since the start of Trump’s second term. Guatemalans accounted for 14%, Hondurans for 11% and Venezuelans for 7%. The database contains 548,645 records dating from Jan. 20, 2025, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Men represented 88% of the records and women 12%.

Texas and Florida ranked among the states with the most arrests. In Florida, detentions rose from 3,306 in May to 7,170 in June, an increase of 117%, compared with the 52% national increase. The article says 57% of those arrested were deported within 60 days, while 7% were released. Among people without prior criminal convictions or final deportation orders, deportations within two months rose from 27% during the comparison period under Joe Biden to 57% under Trump.