Thousands of US citizens' spouses, parents caught up in immigration crackdown
Summary
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has led to thousands of detentions, including many spouses and parents of U.S. citizens. Data shows that only a small percentage of those detained had violent criminal records, and many families have been separated or affected by these actions.Key Facts
- More than 400,000 individuals without violent criminal history have been targeted in the crackdown.
- Only 3% of those detained by ICE during the first 14 months of President Trump's second term had a violent felony conviction.
- In the first eight months of 2025, ICE detained parents of about 14,450 U.S.-born children.
- Over 9,700 children had at least one parent detained, with more than 7,000 parents eventually deported.
- ICE detained 4,843 spouses of U.S. citizens in the first eight months of 2025, and over 2,000 were deported in the first seven months.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated it is enforcing immigration laws to keep the country safe and targets those who entered illegally.
- Immigration advocates are asking Congress to create laws that allow undocumented immigrants in mixed-status families to stay in the U.S.
- The DHS said families are not separated by the agency and offers options for children of detained parents.
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