Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested about 10,000 people over five days, averaging roughly 2,000 arrests per day and lifting the ICE detention population to about 39,000.Sources familiar with internal data and the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley say the surge far exceeds prior averages and that ICE does not publicly disclose arrest totals, making independent verification difficult.The agency has shifted from high-profile citywide sweeps after deadly clashes in Minneapolis to quieter nationwide operations under new Department of Homeland Security leadership, a pattern officials describe as a sustained intensification tied to President Donald Trump’s deportation priorities.Immigrant advocates, local officials, and members of Congress are demanding transparency and legal reviews while
DHS and
ICE defend the actions as focused on criminal illegal aliens.