Between January 20 and October 15, agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) They arrested almost 75 thousand people who did not have criminal recordsaccording to data recently released by the Trump Administration.
These figures are part of a general tightening of the immigration policies of the Donald Trump Government, which in the first nine months of his government arrested approximately 220 thousand people, he said. cnn.
An analysis of the Data Deportation Projecta research group linked to the University of Berkeley School of Law, indicates that less than 10% of immigrants taken into ICE custody since October had serious criminal convictions.
The US reduces the validity of work permits for broad categories of immigrants to 18 months
He increase in arrests coincides with an increase in ICE activity in cities governed by Democrats, including New Orleans and the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul).
As confirmed cnnin these cities dozens of people have been arrested and Thousands more are at risk of arrest.
