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Trump orders surge in immigration arrests; 10,000+ detained in five days

Jul 2, 2026

Trump orders surge in immigration arrests; 10,000+ detained in five days

The Trump administration secretly ordered a surge in immigration enforcement that resulted in more than 10,000 people being detained in five days, with daily arrest numbers roughly doubling from approximately 1,000 to a new benchmark of 2,000 detentions per day. Border Patrol and ICE agents conducted arrests at routine immigration check-ins, traffic stops, and in public spaces across the country. The detained population in ICE facilities jumped by nearly 4,000 to over 63,000 people as of the article's publication date.

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