Reporters - Fear and broken families inside a Texas ICE detention centre
- Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States.
- More than 610,000 people have passed through detention centres run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal immigration agency in under two years.
- The pace only continues to accelerate: in August 2026, nearly 51,000 arrests were made in a single month – a record for Trump’s second term.
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- Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States.
- More than 610,000 people have passed through detention centres run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal immigration agency in under two years.
- The pace only continues to accelerate: in August 2026, nearly 51,000 arrests were made in a single month – a record for Trump’s second term.
Sources: France 24