Deportations and street arrests rise exponentially under new administration
Apr 10, 2026

A report from the Deportation Data Project shows that deportations increased five-fold and street arrests by immigration enforcement agents rose eleven-fold during the first year of the current presidential administration compared to the end of the Biden administration. ICE arrests more than quadrupled overall, with eight times more arrests of people without criminal convictions. Daily detention beds holding people arrested in the United States quadrupled from approximately 14,000 in late 2024 to around 57,000 in January 2026.
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