The decrease from the levels five years ago in immigration prosecutions for these matters is shown more clearly in this figure. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of immigration prosecutions of this type recorded on a month-to-month basis. Where a prosecution was initially filed in U.S. Magistrate Court and then transferred to the U.S. District Court, the magistrate filing date was used since this provides an earlier indicator of actual trends.
TRAC - Criminal Enforcement
One Year of Immigration Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration – Deportation Data Project
The story of immigration enforcement in the first year-plus of the second Trump administration is a story of a drastic increase in interior immigration enforcement: enforcement that occurs within the United States, usually far from the border. Interior deportations surged to five times their pre-inauguration level (see Figure 1).1
Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles Under the Second Trump Administration – Deportation Data Project
We rely on our online visual tools to create this report, which means that you can click on any one of the figures and adjust time periods, breakouts, and other aspects to dig into the data in more detail. You can also swap out the Los Angeles ICE area of responsibility for another region to reproduce these figures for your own area of interest.
Immigrant Deportations: Trends and Impacts | Econofact
Research on previous episodes of increased immigration enforcement sheds light on the impact deportations can have on labor markets, crime, and civic life.
Just 2% of Immigration Court Filings Based on Alleged Criminal Activity in February 2026
Numbers are also lower now than they were a year earlier when President Trump returned to office. One year ago in February 2025, DHS filed NTAs on 821 individuals based on claims of criminal activity compared with 741 today. This represented 4 percent of the cases filed a year ago, rather than just 2 percent now.
More Evidence that Immigrants - Including Illegal Ones - Have Much Lower Crime Rates than Natives
A new Cato Institute study further refutes claims that illegal migration is somehow causing a crime wave.
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
Unauthorized Immigration Effects on Local Labor Markets
The large increase and subsequent decline of unauthorized immigrant workers in recent years have raised questions about the impact of these changes on local labor markets across the United States. New analysis linking immigration data with employment data for specific areas suggests that the rapid rise in unauthorized immigrant worker flows increased local employment roughly one-for-one. Extending the analysis to the industry level further suggests that the slowdown of net immigration had a large negative impact on local employment, particularly for construction and manufacturing.
Habeas Petitions Filed in Second Trump Term Hit Historic High — ProPublica
Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Trump’s first term.
New Proceedings Filed in Immigration Court
Here's Every Single Death Linked to Immigration Enforcement Since Trump's Raids Began in 2025 ~ L.A. TACO
We hope this register offers a moment to remember the names and stories of the victims. For each one, we’ve included the backstory we were able to gather alongside the official account from government agencies.
California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds
The tracker from Stop AAPI Hate saw a surge in arrests and deportations in the arrest of people from Asian countries.
California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds
The tracker from Stop AAPI Hate saw a surge in arrests and deportations in the arrest of people from Asian countries.
Deportation Data Project
The Deportation Data Project obtains, posts, and analyzes internal U.S. government immigration enforcement data via public records litigation.
Immigration Enforcement Dashboard
Interactive dashboards visualizing ICE arrests, detainers, detentions, and removals across the United States.
ICE Detention Trends | Vera Institute of Justice
Every year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subjects hundreds of thousands of people to civil immigration detention—a practice that is unjust, inhumane, and completely unnecessary. It does so under a veil of secrecy, sharing only limited, often error-prone statistics with the public. ICE’s failure to regularly release accurate, complete, and accessible data to the public enables it to operate its multi-billion-dollar detention network with impunity and little oversight.
