ICE reaches record monthly arrests using new tactics like airport arrests and checkpoints
Sep 11, 2026

Federal immigration agents have reached a new high in monthly arrests by employing new tactics, including arresting academics at airports and setting up a checkpoint at a popular creek in a National Forest. The report examines how these expanded enforcement methods have boosted ICE's arrest numbers nationwide.
Sources
- ICE arrests reached record highs this summer as enforcement tactics shifted
NBC News·Sep 11, 2026
- With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests
- ICE Arrests Hit Record Monthly High as Agency Deploys Checkpoints in National Forests - Journalism Central
journalismcentral.com·Aug 18, 2026
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