The top countries of citizenship among those arrested were overwhelmingly from Latin America, with Mexico leading by a wide margin at 11,586 arrests.

Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Trump's second term topped 100,000 this week, as federal agents intensified efforts to detain unauthorized immigrants in courthouses, worksites and communities across the U.S., internal government data obtained by CBS News shows.

The motion is part of a lawsuit challenging the administration's expansion of the process which allows the government to quickly expel migrants.

It is extremely upsetting and heartbreaking to see families torn apart, and people in fear every day that they will be separated from loved ones,” one respondent said.

Every minute that we spend pursuing an individual with a clean record is a minute less that we dedicate to apprehending terrorists or cartel operatives,” several GOP lawmakers wrote

Arrests at immigration court are happening in Houston. Here are some answers to some common questions about the tactic.

ICE Reached 100,000 arrests in the Trump administration as the agency has been tasked with ramping up efforts by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller