ICE Arrests Drop Nearly 12% in Weeks After Minneapolis Killings of Two US Citizens; Weekly Rate Falls from 8,347 to 7,369

New data released April 25 showed that ICE arrests had fallen nearly 12% in the weeks following the late-January killings of two American citizens — Renee Good and Alex Pretti — by immigration officers in Minneapolis. The average weekly arrest rate fell nationally from approximately 8,347 per week to 7,369 per week. The Minneapolis incident — which had sparked rare bipartisan criticism — prompted a rapid policy response: Border Czar Tom Homan was dispatched to Minneapolis and announced a drawdown of immigration agents on February 4. Public polling showed a majority of respondents believed the Minnesota enforcement operation went 'too far,' contributing to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem being fired in early March 2026. ICE detention, meanwhile, held approximately 60,311 people as of early April — down from the record ~68,000 peak in the weeks prior. The killings produced a significant reassessment of enforcement procedures and public-facing tactics across field operations. The arrest decline came even as the Senate had passed a $70 billion ICE budget reconciliation resolution the week prior and the administration maintained its formal 1-million-annual-deportation target for FY2026-27.