Data Shows ICE Deportation Efforts Are Way More Aggressive In 'Blue' States
from the this-will-surprise-no-one dept
Mon, Aug 18th 2025 09:37am - Tim Cushing
Trump and his GOP enablers wouldn’t know subtlety if it held them down and punched them in the face repeatedly. Being a little bit crafty is never an option for an administration that prides itself on its performances. A little subtlety tends to go a long way, especially when you’re already fighting dozens of federal lawsuits. But I guess Trump and his buddies prefer the path far less traveled — a path that’s nearly completely devoid of plausible deniability.
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The justice system has always had at least a few tiers. With ICE just out there grabbing any Latino-looking person they can in hopes of getting a thumbs up from ghouls like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, it would make sense to be a bit more equitable when engaging in mass deportation efforts.
Instead, we’re getting the other thing: ICE raiding neighborhoods and businesses where Trump can’t win the popular vote, but hanging back to pick up people on detainers from local jails in areas where Trump is considered king. CNN has the receipts, which ironically enough were produced by ICE itself.
The ICE data shows that overall, more immigrants are being arrested in red states than blue states – both in the community and, especially, in prisons and jails. But there is a clear divide in where ICE is apprehending people: 59% of arrests in red states took place in prisons and jails, while 70% of arrests in blue states took place in the community. That partisan gap between red and blue states existed before Trump’s second term began – but it has widened since last year
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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/18/data-shows-ice-deportation-efforts-are-way-more-aggressive-in-blue-states/
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Of ICE reporting the data... also shocking.
