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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportations agenda.
The arrest numbers, obtained from a person familiar with the information who spoke anonymously to discuss data that has not been publicly released, come after the agency shifted its approach from high-profile arrest sweeps in major American cities to quieter ways to reach President Donald Trump's deportation goals.
The figures indicate that while the administration is no longer cracking down on individual cities, the arrests continue and are surging.
The total number of arrests during the five-day period starting Friday, June 26, and ending Tuesday, June 30 translates into roughly 2,000 arrests per day. It was not clear where the arrests had taken place.
https://abc7.com/amp/post/ice-arrests-10000-people-us-5-day-span-sharp-surge-trumps-deportation-push/19449415/
AZJonnie
(4,250 posts)The headline should start with "One anonymous person is claiming", IMHO.
I'm not saying 10K weren't swept up, it absolutely could be accurate. But personally, I wouldn't report this as known fact, as ABC is doing here
Deep State Witch
(12,812 posts)They've been really active in PG County, MD. They arrested a landscaper in my aunt's neighborhood. I had to warn our cleaning crew that ICE was in the area. They came in a nondescript car on Wednesday, rather than their company vehicle.