US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 migrants in July, its highest monthly total of Donald Trump’s second term, according to data cited in the article. The rise reflects expanded staffing, funding and agreements allowing local police to make immigration arrests, and it matters because it marks a substantial intensification of federal immigration enforcement.

The July figure was 15% higher than June’s 43,021 arrests and 70% above February’s total; Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 detentions. About 14% of arrests were linked to local-police partnerships, although the article says most people arrested had no criminal charge or conviction and fewer than 4% had a previous violent conviction. The reported increase also occurred in states that had restricted cooperation with ICE, while the agency’s delayed publication of detention and deportation data has prompted concerns about transparency.