A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up

George Mihalcea

At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis , while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California. “Turn and burn,” top Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino called the strategy, with relentless displays of force and teams of agents descending on restaurant kitchens, bus stops and Home Depot parking lots. In December, arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents peaked at