NewsWFLA News TampaSeptember 7, 2026Hillsborough County
Trump administration expands immigration arrests to include non-criminals
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers increased arrests to top 50,000 in consecutive months, sweeping up immigrants without criminal records as part of administration quotas.
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Immigrants without criminal records face increased risk of arrest and deportation under new federal enforcement quotas.
Key Facts
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers broke records for the second Trump administration with back-to-back months of arrests topping 50,000.
- The surge in immigration arrests includes immigrants with no criminal record.
- Many of the arrested individuals without criminal records were already known by the government.
- The enforcement push is driven by quotas set by the Trump administration.
Who's Mentioned
PersonDavid Bier“Director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute.”OrganizationU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)“Carries out immigration arrests”PersonAaron Reichlin-Melnick“Senior fellow with the American Immigration Council.”PersonMarkwayne Mullin“Homeland Security Secretary.”PersonMario Diaz-Balart“Republican Representative from Florida.”PersonMaria Elvira Salazar“Republican Representative from Florida expressing concern over enforcement tacti”PersonTom Homan“Border czar.”OrganizationICE“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency executing the arrests.”OrganizationDHS“Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of ICE.”PersonPramila Jayapal“Democratic Representative from Washington.”OrganizationTrump administration“The executive branch setting immigration enforcement quotas.”