Nationwide ICE Raids Drive 50% Detention Spike; Deportations Near 30,000 A Month

EL PAÍS compiles ICE data showing a nationwide escalation in enforcement during the first nine months of 2025: arrests and raids surged, ICE now conducts most detentions, and the detained population rose from roughly 40,000 to about 60,000. Deportations totaled 168,841 between January and August, with monthly removals approaching 30,000—well below the administration’s million-deportations goal but trending upward amid major new funding and capacity expansion.