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ICE Trumpets Holiday Arrests of ‘Worst of the Worst’ as Data Point to Broad At‑Large Sweep Surge

Independent analyses challenge DHS claims by finding many at-large arrestees lack criminal convictions.

Homeland Security agents carry a protester who was chained outside of the ICE headquarters to protest deportations, in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2025.
A Los Angeles Police Department officer uses a baton during a “No Kings” protest in which demonstrators rallied against ICE raids in Los Angeles on June 14, 2025.
The CoreCivic California City Immigration Processing Center, a privately operated detention facility for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, opened in 2025 and will likely reach capacity next year, state officials have said.
Shuting Chen was terminated from her role as an immigration judge in San Francisco in November 2025, along with several other jurists.

Overview

  • Homeland Security publicized Christmas Eve and Christmas Day operations that it said netted convicted offenders across multiple states, highlighting arrests for homicide, assault and gang activity.
  • Government data analyses show ICE shifted in mid‑2025 to resource‑intensive at‑large arrests in communities, with 67,800 such arrests over five months and roughly 17,500 in September alone.
  • The Washington Post’s review found more than 60% of people detained in at‑large arrests since June had no criminal convictions or pending charges, and separate data showed nearly half of October–November detainees lacked convictions.
  • DHS disputes those findings, saying 70% of ICE arrestees in 2025 had criminal convictions or pending charges and emphasizing a focus on violent offenders.
  • Overall ICE arrests rose about 60% from June through mid‑October compared with the year’s first five months, and DHS says more than 2.5 million people departed the U.S. in 2025.