00:00In the United States, the Trump administration arrested and deported a record number of immigrants in July,
00:05according to newly released government data apprehending an average of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily.
00:13Over all 49,571 people were arrested last month, according to government data obtained by the Deportation Data Project.
00:22The highest number since October 2022 and a 15% increase from the previous record set in June of this
00:29year.
00:30Immigrants are being arrested when they report to mandated appointments at ICE offices,
00:36at traffic stops outside their homes and increasingly at United States airports.
00:41Despite the administration's insistence that it is targeting criminals,
00:44a record number of people caught in the search of arrest in July had no prior criminal history, amounted 51
00:52% of arrestees.
