ICE Arrests Are Rising Sharply Across the Country

New reports show a big increase in immigration arrests as agents move to step up enforcement in cities from New York to Austin.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement—the agency we call ICE—is making a lot more arrests lately. New data shows that agents are catching more people across the country than they were before. In New York and New Jersey, nearly 40,000 people have been arrested. In Austin, Texas, the number of arrests has jumped by more than 300% since the start of Donald Trump’s second term. Reports also suggest that officials have been told to ramp up these daily arrests, even though some politicians are worried about the timing with midterms coming up. Some local leaders have tried to work with ICE, hoping …