ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July
Monthly total marks highest figure during the second Trump administration.
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ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July
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What this story says
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 individuals in July.
- This figure is the highest monthly arrest total recorded during the second Trump administration.
- The July total represents a 15% increase from June's 43,021 arrests and a 70% increase from February's 29,241.
- Texas and Florida together accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 15 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
45/100
15 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 15 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July, according to figures provided by ICE to the University of California, Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project and analyzed by the Associated Press. This total represents the highest single monthly arrest figure during the second Trump administration.
The July arrest tally of 49,571 is a 15% increase from the 43,021 arrests made in June. It also marks a 70% increase compared to the 29,241 arrests in February. Texas and Florida were responsible for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mention the specific figure of 49,571 arrests, instead using the approximation 'nearly 50,000'. The right-rated digest does not mention the specific figure of 49,571 arrests, nor does it mention the 15% jump from June or the 70% increase from February.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 25 Aug 2026, 17:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports highlighted that the July arrest total of 49,571 was the highest during the second Trump administration. They noted the 15% increase from June and a 70% increase from February. Several reports mentioned that Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the arrests. The Associated Press report, which was published in full by this outlet, stated that the spike shows the administration has continued its mass deportations agenda, despite a shift from high-profile operations to less attention-grabbing arrests. It also noted that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's tenure has been marked by fatal shootings of immigrants and that figures show he has not shifted the agency from President Donald Trump's vision for mass deportations. The AP report also mentioned that the agency has hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.
Centre
8 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports focused on the raw numbers, stating that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, marking the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term. They reported the 15% jump from June and the 70% increase from February. Some digests also noted that Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests. The digests from outlets like Washington Top News and meadowlakeNOW, and others, largely repeated the Associated Press reporting without adding further detail or analysis.
Right
1 rated outlet
- The right-rated report from Jonesboro Sun stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, the highest single-month total during the second Trump administration. It noted the numbers come from the U.C. Berkeley Deportation Data Project and that the spike follows a recalibrated immigration enforcement approach.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July?
- Of the 15 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 40% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 7% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 15 rated outlets on this story, 40% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 7% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July biased?
- ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered ICE Arrests Reached Nearly 50,000 in July?
- 15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How many people did ICE arrest in July?
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July. This figure is the highest monthly total recorded during the second Trump administration.
- How does the July arrest figure compare to previous months?
- The July arrest tally of 49,571 represents a 15% increase from the 43,021 arrests in June and a 70% increase from the 29,241 arrests in February.
- Which states accounted for a significant portion of the July arrests?
- Texas and Florida together accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read it at the source
15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
6- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens The Seattle Times in a new tab)
The Seattle Times — is The Seattle Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Associated Press News — is Associated Press News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens NiagaraFallsReview.ca in a new tab)
NiagaraFallsReview.ca — is NiagaraFallsReview.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
8- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens WSLS in a new tab)
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens WKMG in a new tab)
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, figures show, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Washington Top News in a new tab)
Washington Top News — is Washington Top News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Deportation crackdown accelerates with highest ICE arrest total in months (opens KJRH in a new tab)
- ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
1Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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