SUMMARY: The Trump administration’s ICE arrests from January to June included a smaller share of convicted criminals—40% versus 53% under Biden—despite rhetoric about targeting violent offenders. Arrests of violent crime convicts fell from 10% to 7%, drug crime convicts from 9% to 5%, while arrests of those with no convictions nearly tripled to 67,000, making up 60% of arrests. Traffic violations and immigration crimes like illegal entry increased as arrest reasons. Some Republican officials and immigration attorneys criticize the focus on minor infractions, seeing it as an effort to boost detention numbers rather than public safety. States have begun limiting low-level traffic stops to reduce ICE encounters.

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