the sweep

Criminal conviction history is a key factor in understanding immigration enforcement, providing insight into who is being arrested and how enforcement patterns change over time. This infographic compares weekly ICE arrests during Biden's final year in office with Trump's first year back in office, breaking each week down by conviction status. By placing both years side by side on the same timeline, it highlights how sharply the share of arrests involving no criminal conviction has grown. The data reveals that growth in ICE arrests during the start of Trump's second term was driven primarily by arrests of people without criminal convictions, rather than by increases among people with violent or nonviolent criminal convictions.