List all crimes ice officials have done so far
Executive summary
Available reporting shows allegations and documented concerns about misconduct by ICE officials ranging from deliberate medical indifference in detention to accusations of physical abuse, shackling and aggressive enforcement tactics; DHS/ICE statements instead emphasize arrests of violent noncitizens and a rise in assaults on officers [1] [2] [3]. Local reporting and watchdog analyses also show that many ICE arrests in 2025 involved people with no criminal records — for example, San Diego data found almost 5,000 arrests through mid‑October with 58% of arrestees having no criminal record [4] [5] [6].
1. What the government emphasizes: arrests of “worst of the worst”
ICE and DHS public statements frame recent operations as targeted enforcement against violent offenders — repeatedly listing arrests of people described as murderers, rapists, child sexual predators, gang members, domestic abusers and armed robbers during concentrated operations such as “Operation Metro Surge” and holiday sweeps [7] [8] [9] [3]. DHS releases also cite a statistic — that “70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.” — to justify the agency’s mission and the timing of raids [3] [9].
2. Independent and local reporting: many arrests involve people without criminal records
Multiple local and investigative outlets report a contrasting picture: a substantial share of those picked up by ICE have no criminal conviction. Inewsource found nearly 5,000 arrests in San Diego/Imperial counties through mid‑October 2025, with 58% of arrestees lacking a criminal record [4]. Mission Local and other analyses cite Syracuse University data suggesting a large fraction of detainees nationwide have no criminal history; one local analysis found 48% of ICE arrestees in Northern California had no criminal record [6]. A People magazine summary of internal ICE data said roughly one‑third of arrests in a referenced timeframe had no criminal record [5].
3. Allegations of abuse, mistreatment and failures in care inside detention
Court rulings and reporting document specific allegations of misconduct by ICE officials or contractors. The New York Times chronicled a judge’s finding that ICE officials acted “with deliberate indifference” to a detainee’s serious medical needs following transfers through multiple facilities — a judge ordered his release after detailed findings about untreated infection and denied medications [1]. The Guardian summarized a 19‑page letter accusing officers at an El Paso facility (Camp East Montana) of shackling and transporting asylum seekers, and of actions the letter says violate agency policies and constitutional protections; ICE denied those allegations and directed inquiries to DHS [2].
4. Tactics in the field: videos, tear gas, and disputed portrayals
Editorial and local coverage note videos and eyewitness accounts of aggressive ICE field tactics — agents dragging people from cars, smashing windows, deploying chemical sprays — which critics say undermine community policing and show overreach [10] [11]. California has created a portal for residents to report potentially illegal activity by federal agents, including ICE, after a year of controversial federal operations in cities [12]. DHS has pushed back, pointing both to arrests of violent offenders and to an asserted surge in assaults on ICE personnel [13].
5. Competing narratives and what’s not settled by current reporting
Reporting shows two competing narratives: DHS/ICE emphasizes removal of “worst of the worst” and points to arrests of people convicted of violent crimes [7] [8], while local investigations and court records show many detainees/arrests involve people without criminal records and document instances of alleged mistreatment [4] [5] [1]. Available sources do not mention a comprehensive, single list of “all crimes ICE officials have done” in criminal-law terms; instead, sources document alleged abuses, policy critiques, and ICE’s focus on arrests of criminals [1] [2] [3].
6. What readers should take away
The record in these sources is mixed: ICE public releases enumerate arrests for violent crimes and stress officer risk [3] [8], while investigative and local reporting documents high rates of arrests without criminal histories and alleges mistreatment inside facilities and during operations [4] [5] [1] [2]. For a conclusive legal tally of crimes committed by ICE officials (as opposed to crimes ICE attributes to detainees), current reporting does not provide a definitive, agency‑wide list; readers should rely on court findings, criminal indictments, internal investigations and independent oversight reports for legally substantiated misconduct (available sources do not mention a comprehensive list) [1] [12].