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ICE detention and raids expand
The gist
US immigration officers arrested a record 43,138 people in June 2026.
The expansion reaches schools, airports and rural jails, reshaping communities and local economies.
How it unfolded
- Jan 2025Donald Trump took office; since then over 610,000 immigrants have been detained.
- Jan 2026ICE officers fatally shot US citizens Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; a record 70,700 people were held in ICE detention centers.
- Feb 2026The Department of Homeland Security bought the Roxbury warehouse for $129.3 million to convert it into a processing center for newly detained immigrants.