SocietyA climate of fear inside a Texas ICE detention centre

Migrant arrests in the United States have soared since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. In less than two years, more than 610,000 people passed through detention centres operated by ICE, while nearly 51,000 arrests were recorded in August 2026 alone, a record for Trump’s second term. Who is being held, and what are conditions like?