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ICE arrests of children more than double this year

Original: "...Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than twice as many children this year through July as it did in th

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than twice as many children this year through July compared with the same period last year, according to figures being shared widely. Under President Donald Trump's second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children, many of whom have been detained as part of the administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement.

Why now: The sharp increase in child arrests under Trump's intensified immigration crackdown is drawing widespread criticism and debate.

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• "...Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than twice as many children this year through July as it did in the same period last year. Thus far in President Donald Trump’s second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children. Many of those children have been… · bich@apobangpo.space · 14

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