"Immigration agents in Northern California arrested about five times as many people without apparent criminal records during the first nine months of President Donald Trump's second term as in the entire year prior, according to a Bay Area News Group analysis of federal data."
"Immigrant advocates say the surge in arrests of those who do not appear to have criminal records - a trend mirrored nationwide as total immigration arrests have soared - is stoking fear among migrant families across Northern California, many of whom are seeking legal pathways to remain in the United States."
"People are afraid to go to work, and to send their kids to school, said San Francisco immigration attorney Milli Atkinson."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Northern California arrested approximately five times more people without apparent criminal records during the first nine months of Trump's second term compared to the entire previous year. Trump administration officials justify these arrests by citing federal law requirements for deportation regardless of criminal history. Immigrant advocates report the surge is creating widespread fear among migrant families seeking legal pathways to remain in the United States. A notable case involved a six-year-old deaf child from Colombia who was detained and deported during a routine ICE office check-in. Immigration attorneys report people are afraid to work or send children to school. Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security provided responses to inquiries about the arrest increase.
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