ICE Arrests Plummet After Minnesota Killings

0:00I see arrests nationwide just dropped nearly 12% after those killings in Minneapolis and a big shake-up in immigration leadership. Back in December, they hit a peak of almost 40,000 arrests, with agents hitting streets hard in places like Texas, Florida, and California. But right after late January, when two American citizens got killed by immigration officers, the numbers started falling fast, down to about 7,300 weekly from over 8,000. Later this week, data from ice shows this shift kicked in hard after Border Patrol's top guy got sidelined and Tom Homan stepped into reset things. In the Twin Cities, he announced pulling back agents from Minnesota on February 4th and arrest average lower in the five week since. Still, those numbers beat most of Trump's second term so far and way higher than under Biden. Public reaction played a role too. Polls showed folks thought the Minnesota Ops went overboard, leading to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, getting fired in early March.

1:02That pressure, plus the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretty, sparked the changes and had people questioning the heavy tactics at bus stops and jobs, sites. Not every spot saw the drop though, and Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, and Florida arrests actually spiked with Kentucky more than doubling to, 86 a week by early March. Dick states like Minnesota and Texas saw steep declines that balanced it out. And get this, nearly half the folks grabbed before the shift had no criminal record, dipping just a bit after. Experts like Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, spot signs of a tactical pullback from the aggressive surges, even if the admin says nothing's changed. Core cases still show non-criminals, like parents and workers, getting swept up. So we'll watch if this dip sticks or ramps back up nationwide. I'm Corey with the story. That's your Derm news today update. AI powered and always on.