ICE Arrests Jump to Nearly 50,000 in July, Highest Monthly Total of Trump's Second Term

ICE arrested 49,571 people in July 2026, according to data reported August 25, 2026 — the highest single-month arrest total since Trump returned to office, a 15% jump from 43,021 arrests in June and a 70% increase over February's 29,241. Texas and Florida, both heavy users of 287(g) partnerships with local law enforcement, accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests. The spike follows congressional funding that let ICE hire 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents. Monthly arrests have climbed steadily since the roughly 8,000-per-month pace recorded the month before Trump's second inauguration, reaching 40,177 in December 2025 before dipping to nearly 30,000 in February amid the fallout from the Minneapolis 'Metro Surge' shootings and protests.