Yes.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in Arizona were up 72% in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to an AZCIR analysis of immigration enforcement data compiled by the Deportation Data Project.
From January through June, ICE made 3,764 arrests in the state — up from 2,186 in the first six months of last year. Monthly arrests climbed from 452 in January, when President Donald Trump took office, to 864 in June.
The Trump administration has implemented more than 180 immigration-specific executive actions this year, according to the Migration Policy Institute. New policies include establishing a nationwide target of 3,000 arrests per day, boosting the detention budget by more than 300% and eliminating certain protections against immigration enforcement in “safe spaces” such as schools and churches.
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Sources
- Data analysis and visualization by Ally Markovich, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
- Deportation database, Deportation Data Project
- ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Statistics, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Report on the Trump Administration's 2025 Changes to Immigration Law, New York City Bar
- Trump’s Immigration Policies Make Americans Less Safe, American Immigration Council
- In First 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Has Dramatically Reshaped the U.S. Immigration System, but Is Not Meeting Mass Deportation Aims, Migration Policy Institute
- Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All, National Immigration Law Center
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