Do ICE still conducts raids agains aliens ?
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Executive summary
Yes—ICE is actively conducting raids inside the United States in 2025, including large workplace and residential operations that have resulted in thousands of arrests this year; DHS/ICE and local reporting cite operations that arrested hundreds in single-city or regional campaigns (for example, about 9,000 arrested in the Los Angeles area since June and large Central Florida and Georgia operations arresting hundreds) [1] [2] [3]. Reporting also documents frequent local protests, rapid community responses, and legal/political pushback in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Minneapolis where operations have been staged [4] [5] [6] [7].
1. Raids are ongoing and vary in scale: federal numbers and local tallies
Federal and local sources show ICE and partner agencies have repeatedly carried out both targeted and broad interior enforcement operations in 2025, from single-site workplace raids that netted hundreds to multi-site sweeps arresting dozens: ICE/DHS releases describe weeklong Central Florida actions arresting more than 400 and other operations that removed hundreds in a single site or region [2] [8]. The New York Times and DHS figures cited in reporting say roughly 9,000 undocumented people have been arrested in the Los Angeles area since raids began there in June [1].
2. Worksite raids restarted and are a frequent focus
Analysts and advocacy groups note a policy shift back toward worksite enforcement under the current administration; fact‑sheets and reporting indicate large-scale worksite arrests resumed in 2025, with industries repeatedly targeted including car washes, construction, meatpacking, bakeries and nail salons [3] [9]. The American Immigration Council documents that worksite raids targeting businesses alleged to employ unauthorized workers have restarted in 2025 after a pause earlier in the decade [3].
3. DHS/ICE emphasize “criminal illegal aliens”; critics say communities are swept up
DHS and ICE communications frame many operations as focused on the “worst of the worst,” providing examples of arrests of people with serious criminal histories and large coordinated campaigns [10] [11] [12]. Community groups, congressional witnesses and local reporting contest the effects: hearings in Los Angeles featured testimony that raids have traumatized neighborhoods and sometimes swept up U.S. citizens or noncriminal immigrants [6] [1].
4. Cities see organized rapid-response and visible protest against raids
Multiple outlets document rapid community mobilization to monitor or obstruct raids: organized “raid response” trainings, apps and neighborhood observers helped bring large crowds to scenes in St. Paul, New York and elsewhere; New Yorkers successfully blocked ICE vehicles in a recent Canal Street standoff, and activists trained to show up within minutes of agents’ arrival [13] [5] [4]. Tech firms’ removal of apps tracking ICE activity and a lawsuit over that removal show the contentious technology and surveillance layer in these clashes [14].
5. Legal and political friction: local officials, state portals and congressional scrutiny
Several states and cities have pushed back: New York’s attorney general asked the public to submit video evidence, California created a portal for reporting alleged ICE wrongdoing, and congressional hearings have examined the raids’ humanitarian impacts [15] [6] [1]. At the same time, DHS releases underscore expanded cooperation with state/local partners and public statements that operations will continue [2] [10].
6. How these events are documented and the limits of current reporting
Public information comes from DHS/ICE press releases, major national outlets and local reporting; those sources differ in emphasis—federal releases stress criminal targets and arrest totals, while local journalism and advocacy groups document community trauma, arrests of noncriminals and alleged procedural problems [12] [1] [9]. Available sources do not mention detailed, systematic auditing of every raid’s legal compliance across jurisdictions; they also do not provide a single comprehensive national tally for every interior raid beyond DHS/ICE summaries (not found in current reporting).
7. What this means for someone asking “Do ICE still conduct raids against aliens?”
The simple answer is yes: ICE and partner federal agencies continue to plan and execute interior enforcement raids in 2025, including workplace and residential operations that have produced large numbers of arrests and provoked protests and legal scrutiny [2] [1] [3]. Reporting shows a clear policy priority from DHS to locate and remove noncitizens—especially those with criminal records—while local officials, activists and courts are actively contesting tactics and consequences [10] [6] [13].
Limitations: this summary relies on the provided news and government materials; it does not substitute for case-specific legal advice or for documents (warrants, court filings) from individual operations unless those are published in the cited reports (available sources do not mention such case-by-case legal paperwork).