DHS’s latest statistical update on July 20, 2026 shows immigration arrests and detention continued climbing into July, extending the surge that produced a new monthly high in June. The newest data also shows the share of detainees with no criminal record rising to 37% of the detained population, up from 6% in January 2025.
- ICE was averaging roughly 1,400 to 1,593 arrests per day in the first half of July 2026, after averaging more than 1,300 per day in June.
- June 2026 arrests reached a new monthly high at more than 39,500, 43,138, or more than 43,000, depending on the reporting cutoff and method; each figure exceeded the previous record from December.
- Reporting on July 1-2 said federal immigration authorities detained more than 10,000 people in five days and were pushing agents toward a goal of at least 2,000 arrests per day.
- By July 11, ICE and CBP had arrested 353,354 suspected unauthorized immigrants in fiscal 2026.
ICE arrested 51,000 individuals in July 2026, setting a new single-month record in DHS history and surpassing June’s prior high of more than 43,000 arrests. The enforcement surge continued into early August as detention levels climbed to about 68,000 detainees nationwide, close to the prior record of 70,770 set in January.
- July 2026 became the new monthly arrest record, with ICE arresting about 51,000 individuals in a single month.
- ICE was averaging about 1,593 arrests per day in the first 11 to 12 days of July, while reporting also described the administration’s push for 2,000 arrests a day.
- June 2026 had already set the previous high, with more than 43,000 arrests before July surpassed it.
- Early August detention figures placed ICE custody at about 68,000 detainees nationwide, near the record 70,770 reached in January.
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DHS’s latest statistical update on July 20, 2026 shows immigration arrests and detention continued climbing into July, extending the surge that produced a new monthly high in June. The newest data also shows the share of detainees with no criminal record rising to 37% of the detained population, up from 6% in January 2025.
- ICE was averaging roughly 1,400 to 1,593 arrests per day in the first half of July 2026, after averaging more than 1,300 per day in June.
- June 2026 arrests reached a new monthly high at more than 39,500, 43,138, or more than 43,000, depending on the reporting cutoff and method; each figure exceeded the previous record from December.
- Reporting on July 1-2 said federal immigration authorities detained more than 10,000 people in five days and were pushing agents toward a goal of at least 2,000 arrests per day.
- By July 11, ICE and CBP had arrested 353,354 suspected unauthorized immigrants in fiscal 2026.
- ICE reported forty-three thousand one hundred thirty-eight arrests in June twenty twenty-six, a record high.
- Daily arrest rates doubled to two thousand during the final five days of June.
- The detention population reached sixty-five thousand seven hundred sixty-five individuals by July eleventh.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 43,138 arrests in June 2026, the highest monthly total reported during President Donald Trump’s second administration. The agency’s pace accelerated sharply at the end of the month.
ICE arrests topped 10,000 between June 26 and June 30, averaging about 2,000 each day. That was more than twice the roughly 1,000-arrest daily pace reported earlier in 2026.
The agency held 65,765 people in custody as of July 11, according to reporting based on ICE detention data. Roughly 39,000 people entered detention during June, compared with about 30,000 per month since February.
July has continued at a faster pace. ICE exceeded 2,000 arrests per day several times in early July, putting the agency on track for its largest monthly total of the second Trump administration if that rate continues.
The increase is centered on interior enforcement. Enforcement and Removal Operations, the agency’s deportation division, has increasingly focused on arrests inside the United States rather than relying only on border apprehensions.
A late-June surge doubled the earlier daily pace
More than 10,000 people were arrested during the final five days of June. The period produced an average of about 2,000 arrests per day.
ICE personnel were reportedly told that figure had become the expected daily norm. Earlier in 2026, the agency had been operating at roughly 1,000 arrests per day.
The reported shift points to internal enforcement pressure rather than a newly published statutory change. Public reporting describes a directive-style push to raise daily arrest totals, but does not identify a new USCIS, EOIR, or BIA precedent changing arrest authority.
The early-July numbers extended the pattern. Several days exceeded 2,000 arrests, and the agency was on pace to surpass its June record.
Custody expanded as monthly admissions rose
About 39,000 people entered ICE detention during June. The monthly figure had been about 30,000 since February.
The custody population reached 65,765 people on July 11. That figure reflects people held by the agency at that point, while the June admissions figure measures people entering detention during the month.
Those numbers do not establish which individuals qualify for bond, face mandatory detention, seek immigration relief, or will ultimately be removed. Detention and bond outcomes can depend on a person’s immigration status, prior removal orders, criminal history, claims for relief, and the jurisdiction handling the case.
A California ruling narrowed courthouse arrest policies
A recent federal court ruling in the Northern District of California vacated Trump administration policies that permitted broad ICE courthouse arrests nationwide. The decision reinstated narrower Biden-era limits for arrests in that setting.
The ruling concerns courthouse arrests, not the broader interior-enforcement campaign. Reported daily targets and the June arrest figures therefore continue alongside narrower rules governing arrests at courthouses.
Public reporting does not identify a new published USCIS, EOIR, or BIA precedent that changes ICE’s general arrest authority. The increase instead has been linked to operational pressure within Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Attorneys assess detention, bond, removal, and courthouse-arrest issues case by case. The rules can vary with a person’s history and location.
This article provides general information and is not legal advice. Consult a qualified immigration attorney about your specific case.
