Good News: Deportations And Arrests Hit Record Numbers

There are varying accounts of how much all those big operations had in the mid-terms, some saying it made a difference and others saying it was low hanging fruit, that it was primarily about the economy

ICE deportations and arrests hit record high as Trump faces reckoning over immigration crackdown

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a record 483,200 people in fiscal year 2026, according to new Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by CBS News, marking a historic escalation in President Trump’s signature immigration crackdown, even as voters grapple with the increase in interior enforcement.

The total number of individuals deported represents the highest annual figure in ICE’s reported history, surpassing the law enforcement agency’s previous record of 442,640 in fiscal year 2025. ICE also reported more than 491,000 immigration arrests during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, including nearly 475,000 administrative arrests — another record, according to DHS. Administrative arrests are those in which alleged undocumented immigrants are arrested for civil violations rather than criminal charges.

The records underscore a defining feature of Mr. Trump’s second presidency — a sweeping enforcement campaign reshaped by dramatic immigration policy and the operational expansion of the federal law enforcement footprint in communities far from the border. But they also arrive at a politically complicated moment for Mr. Trump.

According to DHS, the new deportation total is approximately 18% higher than the 409,849 removals ICE recorded in fiscal year 2012, during the Obama administration, a longstanding agency benchmark. The new record is also nearly 78% higher than the 271,484 deportations recorded in fiscal year 2024, the last full fiscal year under President Biden.

Keep on keeping on. Get them out of here. Make sure they aren’t bothering to show up at the border. It is the law, after all. Something Democrats hate. If Trump and his folks were smart they’d look towards increasing visas for work related opportunities like agriculture and home construction, with mandatory end dates, where they have to go home. We used to have this, where tons of folks, especially Mexicans, would come to the US, work farm season, spend the nice months building homes, then go back, and do the same the next year.

Meanwhile, social media people still suck

When Immigration Fear Becomes a TikTok Influencer’s Alleged Business Model

Fear has become a currency in America’s immigration system, and two federal lawsuits raise the disturbing question of whether it is being monetized.

Camila Overmyer, an Indiana-based beauty influencer turned immigration commentator, is accused of using Spanish-language TikTok livestreams to convince frightened immigrants seeking humanitarian relief that their lawyers may have implicated them in fraud. The complaints allege that she solicited contracts, immigration records, and sworn statements while directing viewers toward competing attorneys. One lawsuit further alleges that Overmyer acknowledged receiving commissions when referrals became paying clients.

The allegations remain contested, but they expose a danger larger than any dispute among law firms: What happens when someone without identified legal training gains immigrants’ trust, undermines their existing counsel, and may profit from directing them elsewhere?

If you listen to a rando on Tiktok, well, you’re an idiot

Houston-based Meneses Law alleges in its federal complaint that at least ten clients terminated or began canceling their agreements because of Overmyer’s social media activity. In a separate federal case, the Dublin, Ohio–based Lisinski Law Firm alleges that Overmyer and several attorneys coordinated broadcasts accusing it of fraud while encouraging clients to seek representation elsewhere. Lisinski says it received more than 475 calls from concerned clients. (snip)

Overmyer is not the only one accused of this behavior. Regulators in California and Texas have acted against nonlawyers accused of using Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube to market paid legal guidance, underscoring broader concerns about online personalities converting perceived authority into legal business.

Social media has broken a lot of people.