The hottest spots in the country for Trump's ICE raids revealed...see if roundups are happening near you
Some states have enthusiastically embraced President Donald Trump 's mass deportation operation.
However, others are still refusing to give up their 'sanctuary city' status.
An analysis by the Daily Mail shows that removals and deportations do not necessarily line up with the states that are, and are not, cooperating most with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
For example, California is one of the states that has not signed agreements between federal immigration officials and local law enforcement agencies.
But there were still 555,523 removals in March 2025, which is the second highest of any state, according to data from the nonpartisan Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
Florida saw the third-highest number of deportations in March.
The sunshine state has by far the most deals, or pending deals, allowing ICE to delegate state and local law enforcement officers with the authority to perform immigration functions.
The deals are officially known as 287 (g) agreements, and Florida has nearly 300 of them, which is the majority of those in place across the country.
The U.S. city with the most deportations so far is Houston, Texas, where 2,460 immigrants have been ordered for removal.
At the end of March, Miami-Dade County, Florida had the most people with deportation court cases outstanding, while Cook County, Illinois came in second with 113,959 pending cases.
Los Angeles, California has 112,090 deportation cases in the pipeline.
ICE notes on their website regarding 287 (g) agreements that there are six states where laws prohibit local police from entering into contracts with federal immigration enforcement.
The states blocking this are California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said they are 'sanctuary states.'
ICE is pursuing agreements in Vermont, Rhode Island and Delaware.
The most aggressive push to round up undocumented aliens and cooperate with federal immigration enforcement through the 287 (g) agreements is in six southern states – Florida, Virginia, Texas, Georgia, and North and South Carolina.
ICE has been conducting raids nearly since day one of Trump taking back control of the White House.
There have been hundreds of thousands of arrests and deportations of those in the U.S. illegally since then.
GOP-led governments in states like Florida, Texas and Virginia have made it a point to push their local agencies to create partnerships with federal agents.
That has led to some very high-profile raids with cartel leaders and entire gang operations being taken out.
Activity among federal agents is also especially high in areas like New York, California and Illinois – even though those states are much less cooperative and even create roadblocks for immigration enforcement.
According to TRAC immigration data, of the approximately 42,000 people ordered for removal in March, nearly 50 percent involved those without legal status living in Texas, California, New York, Virginia and Florida.
The agreements help federal agents with the massive work load of rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants.
The border is closed under Trump, meaning the White House has shifted its focus to deportation operations.
But the data paints a picture of how there are not enough federal agents to meet Trump's goal to deport one million immigrants every year of his administration.
Of particular concern to the federal government is the fact that, in some places where there is a need for more agents due to the high influx of illegal immigrants, the state and local authorities are unwilling – or unable – to partner.
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