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Trump administration ICE enforcement

The Trump administration's approach to ICE enforcement, including criticisms of mass arrests

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Jan 26, 2026

how many people have ICE killed while trump is in office compared to when obama was in office

Public reporting shows far more high-profile under ’s second-term enforcement surge than were recorded in many years of the , but the exact totals depend on which dataset and timeframe are used; advoc...

Jan 25, 2026

How have local law enforcement relationships with ICE changed under different administrations and what were the consequences for sanctuary jurisdictions?

with have oscillated from cautious federal dominance to active local partnership and back to high-tension confrontation depending on presidential priorities: previous administrations focused enforceme...

Jan 17, 2026

How do interior ICE removals (not border returns) compare across Obama, Trump, and Biden by fiscal year?

Interior removals by ICE have risen and fallen across administrations, with the Obama years showing high interior removal totals in the early 2010s, Trump’s terms marked by sharp swings and politicize...

Jan 13, 2026

Is any of trump and Vance rhetoric about ramping up ice in 2026 just posturing? I know their goals but the did the same in 2025 and did not reach their goals

The short answer: the 2026 rhetoric from Donald Trump and Vice‑President J.D. Vance about “ramping up” ICE is partly posturing and partly grounded in concrete policy moves and money — administration p...

Jan 12, 2026

Were there training or equipment upgrades for ICE agents under Obama after high-profile raids?

The reporting provided does not document a clear, agency-wide program of training or equipment upgrades for ICE agents instituted by the Obama administration in direct response to high‑profile workpla...