After a three-month-long delay, the longest in its recent history, the Department of Homeland Security published detention numbers that show
#immigration enforcement grew again in the interior of the country under Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
The figures show
#ICEarrests at a record level, with the number of people in detention increasing again, notably reversing a dip from detainees with no criminal record.
The new numbers show the average daily number of people booked into detention from ICE arrests reached over 1,300 in June – a 32% increase since April, Mullin’s first full month.
It’s also the highest of any month going back to 2021, according to a USA TODAY compilation of historical files.
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