Miriam Moran's mother has been detained by ICE without a deportation order for the past five months. San Francisco. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Immigration arrests in the US have soared in recent months. But preliminary US government data reviewed by Reuters shows that the mass arrest campaign this summer did not lead to a commensurate increase in deportations.
The rise has been aided by a combination of local law enforcement cooperation with ICE, increased use of technology to track and process people, and enhanced data sharing between federal agencies. The lack of deportations is a reflection of the legal and logistical limits faced by President Donald Trump as he attempts to hit his mass deportation goals.
The disconnect is partly due to who is being targeted, with arrests including a growing number of people with no criminal conviction or charge and without deportation orders.
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