Federal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
The gist
ProPublica tallied more than 500 cases of U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents under Trump.
DHS denies arresting citizens, and the government keeps no count of such cases.
How it unfolded
- Jan 2025 – Oct 2026ProPublica tallies more than 500 cases of immigration agents reportedly detaining U.S. citizens during the current administration.
- Oct 15, 2026One U.S. citizen is detained in Santa Maria, California.
- Oct 17, 2026A citizen riding a bike in Long Beach, California is tasered, injured and handcuffed after colliding with an ICE vehicle; video shows the vehicle driving the wrong way down a one-way street then swerving toward the cyclist.