Noncriminal ICE arrests spiked in Louisiana in June
Why it matters: The numbers illustrate a major shift that came soon after the Trump administration tripled ICE's arrest quota.
Zoom in: The June 22 arrest of 64-year-old Mandonna "Donna" Kashanian, a Lakeview mom who was born in Iran, prompted a community outcry.
Kashanian, who has since been released, was part of a national wave of arrests of people without criminal records.
Driving the news: People with no criminal charges or convictions made up 39% of ICE arrests in Louisiana in early June, which is up from 21% for the entire month of May, before the arrest quota increase.
How it works: That is according to agency data obtained by the UC Berkeley School of Law's Deportation Data Project through Freedom of Information Act requests, and is based on seven-day trailing averages.
The big picture: The increase in noncriminal ICE arrests came despite the Trump administration claiming to focus on criminals living in the country illegally.
The spike also happened after the Trump administration told ICE to arrest at least 3,000 people daily, up from a previous quota of 1,000 people daily.
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