New data released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement provides more insight into enforcement efforts under President Donald Trump. The data was released to the Deportation Data Project through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
The data only includes ICE arrests made from Sept. 1, 2023 through Oct. 15, 2025. The data does not include arrests made by other agencies of individuals who may be in the country illegally.
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According to the data, ICE made 151,310 arrests during the last 16-months of President Joe Biden’s administration, compared to 225,757 arrests made during the first 10-months of President Trump’s administration.
Among those arrested, 87% are men. ICE data also shows those arrested are citizens from more than 100-different countries. Mexican, Honduran and Guatemalan citizens make up more than half of those arrested across both administrations.
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Under President Trump’s current term, 67% of those arrested had criminal convictions or criminal charges pending. The remaining arrests were for immigration violations.
Houston immigration attorney Raed Gonzalez said the people coming to his practice for advice run the gamut.
“Those who already have an order of deportation, that are looking for for a way of fixing their papers, some that have criminal convictions or are being charged with committing (crimes),” said Gonzalez.
Gonzalez said he now hearing of arrests of individuals who are in the country illegally but have spouses or parents who are U.S. citizens. Gonzalez said some of these individuals have been arrested when showing up for an interview to begin the process to ask for an Obama-era related waiver and to seek Lawful Permanent Resident status.
“Right now they’re arresting these individuals at interviews and saying, ‘No, you have an order of deportation,’” Gonzalez said. “(They say) ‘but hold on, there’s a regulation that allows me to do this in the United States.’ ‘No, you have an order of deportation, there’s no argument.’
Executive director of the immigrant rights organization FIEL, Cesar Espinosa, said the number of calls his office has received in recent months has spiked.
“We were getting maybe one or two calls a month of people getting picked up by ICE,” said Espinosa. “Now we’re getting anywhere from 15 to 30 calls a day.”
Both Espinosa and Gonzalez said they are urging immigrants to understand what type of protection they may or may not have to remain in the United States. Both said some immigrants mistakenly think they are shielded from deportation because they are applying for some type of relief.
“Even if folks have a work permit while they’re waiting for another process, it doesn’t guarantee that they’ll be able to stay here. The only thing that the work permit does is exactly what the work permit says, which is it gives you permission to work,” said Espinosa.
You can read a further breakdown of the ICE data here: By the numbers: Total number of ICE arrests since Pres. Trump’s presidency compared to Pres. Biden’s administration