The Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants in June 2026, according to newly released government data from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A Guardian analysis found that federal immigration agents arrested 43,138 people last month—the highest number since Donald Trump took office in January 2025 and launched a campaign of mass immigrant deportations.

The number of people in ICE detention also increased by 5,450 since early April, reaching a total of 65,765 detainees as of July 11, slightly below the January record of 70,770. Since January 2025, the administration has deported more than 590,600 individuals.

Communities across the US remain on high alert following the deaths of two men, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, who were killed by immigration officers within a week. These incidents have sparked protests nationwide against the immigration enforcement system.

After immigration officers shot and killed two US citizens in Minneapolis—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—President Trump replaced DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullin, who expressed a desire to move away from high-profile operations.

Gracie Willis, an attorney with the National Immigration Project, noted the difficulty in observing and reporting ICE activities, stating, “So people can’t get there to observe, record and report what they saw. And often all that’s left is an empty car sitting there.”

The data also indicates a shift in enforcement tactics: while most apprehensions before 2025 were made by US Customs and Border Protection, since Trump took office, most arrests have been conducted internally by ICE.

This new data aligns with reports from immigration advocates and attorneys who have observed increased ICE activity in communities across the country.

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