Nearly half of migrants recently arrested by ICE have no criminal records despite Trump team’s claims of tactic shift

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNearly half of migrants recently arrested by ICE have no criminal records despite Trump team’s claims of tactic shiftTrump administration officials forced immigration agencies to meet a certain quota of arrestsAriana Baio Friday 03 April 2026 21:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951649","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/immigration-arrests-criminal-record-ice-b2951649.html","title":"Nearly half of migrants arrested by ICE recently have no criminal records"}}CloseRelated video: Tom Homan says in January 2026 enforcement will prioritize undocumented immigrants with criminal recordsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US po...