Overview

• TRAC data shows average daily ICE arrests fell from 1,224 in June to 990 in July, marking a 19 percent decline.
• The Department of Homeland Security contests that figure and reports a 10 percent drop from 31,000 arrests in June to 27,000 in July.
• Removals increased by an average of 84 deportations per day in July compared with June, according to TRAC.
• Protests over June’s masked community raids led to injunctions that have hindered courthouse detentions and field operations.
• ICE detention totals remained high at about 56,945 by late July, with 71 percent of detainees lacking criminal convictions.