12/30/2022

ICE Arrests Doubled in 2022 Fiscal Year

The Biden administration enforced more stringent policies than its predecessor

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) doubled its arrests in the 2022 fiscal year, according to a report released by the agency Friday.

ICE conducted 142,750 administrative arrests and of that, 96,354 individuals were categorized as "other immigration violators," mainly recent border crossers.

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 46,396 people with a criminal history, ICE said. Those arrested had an average of 4.3 charges and convictions per individual.

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