LAist Analysis: ICE Arrests Tripled in Los Angeles in 2025 — 14,000 Arrests, 39% With No Criminal Record

LAist published an analysis on March 31 of ICE enforcement data showing over 14,000 arrests in the greater Los Angeles area in 2025 — three times the 4,681 arrests in 2024. Of those arrested, 39% had no criminal charges or convictions at time of arrest, consistent with national TRAC data showing 73.6% of ICE detainees holding no criminal conviction. The analysis drew on ICE's publicly released arrest records and highlighted the geographic concentration of enforcement in majority-Latino communities in East LA, the San Fernando Valley, and the Inland Empire. The data was cited by advocates and state officials calling for expanded sanctuary protections and state-level oversight of ICE operations.