2025
Ong, Paul; Ong, Jonathan
ICE Arrests in California and Texas: Polarized Politics and Outcomes Technical Report
2025.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: california, enforcement, ICE, ICE arrests, immigration, texas
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title = {ICE Arrests in California and Texas: Polarized Politics and Outcomes},
author = {Paul Ong and Jonathan Ong},
url = {https://knowledge.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UCLA_CNK_ICE_Arrests_CA_TX_Sept2025.pdf},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-24},
urldate = {2025-09-24},
abstract = {A comparative analysis of ICE arrests in California and Texas shows starkly different outcomes. Despite California having more potential targets, arrest rates in Texas were three to four times higher, driven by state cooperation with ICE and partisan politics.},
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A comparative analysis of ICE arrests in California and Texas shows starkly different outcomes. Despite California having more potential targets, arrest rates in Texas were three to four times higher, driven by state cooperation with ICE and partisan politics.