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September 18, 2025

Canada sees increase of asylum seekers amid Trump’s push for deportations
By Krystal Nurse


According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, 58,766 people are in ICE detention as of Sept. 7. It’s a steady increase in total detainees. ICE went from arresting 14,882 people as of Jan. 26 to 44,844 people as of Sept. 7, a 201.33% increase. However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection saw a 42.8% decrease in that same time frame.


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