DACA recipients are increasingly getting swept up in ICE enforcement.
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DACA Recipients Keep Getting Detained, Despite Protections
Every day, there is a new headline. A new rumor to chase down. A new rule to memorize before it changes again. It’s relentless. It’s exhausting. And the instability is by design. For DACA recipients, they’re a nightmare realized. On the ground, words echoed by administration officials are already affecting communities — showing up in arrests at airports, workplaces, and outside corner stores.
Trump’s Immigration Policies Make Americans Less Safe The reconciliation bill President Trump signed last month increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention budget by more than 300%, making the immigration enforcement machine’s budget comparable to that of some foreign armed forces. ICE has begun hiring thousands of new agents; it is trying to lure recruits with $50,000 signing bonuses, and last week Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem lifted the age cap for new ICE hires. Six months into his second term, Trump’s immigration policy is what many feared it would be when he was elected.
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Last week, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to improve conditions at an ICE field office in New York City. The government facility, which is being used to detain migrants, received scrutiny after reports emerged of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and a lack of basic hygiene products and edible food.
As more funding is injected into detention with the passage of President Trump’s spending bill, we’ll continue to see detention facilities pushed to the brink.
In June, the Trump administration announced a new travel ban targeting 19 countries. The consequences of this ban will have devastating impacts on the U.S. economy – our analysis found that the U.S. would lose $715 million in tax revenue.
This new report from the Council analyzes the scope, stated rationale, and consequences of the June 2025 travel ban, drawing on recent and historical data to assess its potential impact on the U.S. economy and on American communities and families.
“Instead of fixing [our broken immigration system], the Trump administration has chosen to make things worse — on purpose. And in doing so, they’ve turned immigration enforcement into a cudgel that is destroying the core pillars of our democracy.
