Ice arrests of migrants with no criminal history surging under Trump

Guardian analysis sharply contradicts president's claim that officials are targeting criminals' for deportation from US

The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency has exponentially increased the arrest and detention of immigrants without any criminal history since the second Trump administration took office, a data analysis by the Guardian shows.

The information sharply contradicts Donald Trump's claims the authorities are targeting criminals" for deportation as part of his aggressive anti-immigration agenda.