More Than 500 U.S. Citizens, Including Children, Detained in Trump's Immigration Crackdown: ProPublica
ProPublica said at least 70 of the cases involved children and teenagers, and more than 100 detainees were questioned about their citizenship.
- On Tuesday, ProPublica released an investigation documenting that immigration agents detained 506 U.S. citizens during the Trump administration, including at least 70 children and teenagers and roughly a dozen who were deported.
- In May 2025, Miller issued a minimum quota of 3,000 arrests per day, creating pressure on ICE agents despite DHS pledging in September that significant protections existed to prevent citizen detentions.
- ProPublica documented that at least 63 Americans were detained while recording their arrests, with 36 refused contact with lawyers or family for more than a day; fewer than half of 300 detained for obstruction were actually charged.
- The Justice Department filed denaturalization actions against 40 naturalized Americans on Monday, citing serious offenses—a sharp increase from the average of 15 cases filed annually between 2017 and 2025.
- ProPublica researchers warn the 506 detentions are likely an undercount, and their findings call into question DHS public assurances, signaling that citizenship status may not be safe for millions of naturalized Americans.
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An investigation documented arrests of minors, people recording operatives and citizens who ended up being deported
ICE Crackdown Sweeps Up U.S. Citizens as D.C. Region Faces Intensified Enforcement
A ProPublica investigation revealed that federal immigration agents have detained hundreds of U.S. citizens, including children, amid a massive surge in arrests across the D.C. metropolitan area since Donald Trump returned to office.
506 citizens have been detained by ICE during the second Trump administration
But I was assured by the highest, for lack of a better term, court in the land that this was unpossible: “DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake.” “There are no ‘indiscriminate’ stops.” Allegations of “racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE.” “The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force.” “ICE does […] The post 506 citizens have been detained by ICE during the second Trump administration appeared first on …
ProPublica: How ICE Has Arrested Over 500 US Citizens
ProPublica reports: The Trump administration says none of this is happening. “DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake.” “There are no ‘indiscriminate’ stops.” Allegations of “racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE.” “The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force.” “ICE does not zip tie or restrain children.” But that is precisely … The post ProPublica: How ICE Has Arrested Over 500 US Citizens appeared first …
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