ICE detentions and deportations have significantly increased under the second Trump administration. Nearly 57,000 people were in ICE custody as of July 27th, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
This visible uptick in detentions and deportations has activated activists working on behalf of immigrants. VTDigger reporter Austyn Gaffney shares an inside look at her recent reporting on immigration.
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