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ICE Arrests and Removals

The topic is about the number of arrests and removals by ICE, including the proportion of arrestees with prior U.S. criminal convictions.

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Jan 23, 2026
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What percentage if people arrested by ICE actually get a hearing? They are legally entitled to one unless they have a removal order.

There is no single, reliable percentage in the reviewed reporting that answers “ actually get an immigration hearing”; the available sources document that people detained by ICE are legally entitled t...

Jan 17, 2026
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why isnt ICE focusing on the dangerous illegal murders? Did Biden actually deport more dangerous illegal immigrants

ICE’s mission and practice are shaped by legal prioritization, limited resources, and shifting agency focus, which helps explain why many interior arrests are not of people with violent murder convict...

Feb 6, 2026

How many illegal criminal aliens have been arrested since Trumps administration

The available reporting does not produce a single, authoritative count of “illegal criminal aliens” arrested since returned to office; official agency releases and media analyses offer a wide range of...

Jan 31, 2026

ice illegalities

The question “ illegalities” collapses two competing narratives: official /ICE claims that recent operations removed the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens, and reporting and court findings ...

Jan 13, 2026

What percentage of undocumented immigrants removed (or pending removal) by ICE under Trump had a criminal record?

The answer depends on which metric and time period are used: ICE and DHS public statements have variably claimed that roughly three-quarters or 70% of those arrested had criminal records or pending ch...