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Federal immigration authorities are increasingly arresting people without criminal records in both Oregon and across the country, new federal data shows.
The data was released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and published by the Deportation Data Project in late August.
It shows that the share of immigrants arrested in Oregon with no criminal record soared this summer. About 27%, or 22 people, arrested in Oregon in May had no criminal record compared to nearly 57%, or 104 people, in June and nearly 79%, or 133 people, in July.
Only three of the people arrested in June and two arrested in July had been convicted of violent crimes, an analysis of the data by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows.
Across the country, there were about 43,000 immigration arrests in June and 49,000 in July. The New York Times reported that only 4% of people arrested in July had violent criminal convictions.
Across Oregon, there were 2,472 total immigration arrests from Jan. 1, 2025, to Aug. 5 of this year, the data shows. That could be an undercount because the federal datasets may not be 100% accurate.
The latest data confirms what The Oregonian/OregonLive has previously reported: Immigration arrests have been steadily climbing this year since they began to pick up again in April following a dramatic dip in February and March. Arrests in Oregon began to increase after President Donald Trump returned to the White House and ramped up last summer before intensifying in the fall.
There were only 38 arrests in Oregon in February and 27 in March, the new data shows. That compares to 183 in June and 169 in July.
The Deportation Data Project is based at the University of California, Berkeley. The group of academics and lawyers gathers government data through public records requests and litigation and publishes it online.
Of those arrested in Oregon from Jan. 1, 2025, through Aug. 5 of this year, a total of 77 people, or 3%, were under 18; 1,146, or 46%, were 18 to 35; and 1,249, or 50.5%, were 36 and older. A total of 317, or nearly 13%, of those detained during the same time period were women and 2,144, or nearly 87%, were men, with the gender for another 11 unknown, the data shows.
Woodburn, Cornelius and Beaverton are the top three Oregon cities with the most federal arrests per capita since the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown began last year, the data shows.
Woodburn has had the most arrests per capita since January 2025, with 95 people detained, equaling about 31 arrests for every 10,000 residents, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive’s analysis. The news organization analyzed arrests per capita for cities with populations of 10,000 or more.
Woodburn has the highest percentage of Latino residents in Oregon among bigger cities, with Latinos accounting for almost 63% of the city’s population.
Cornelius ranked second in Oregon for federal arrests per capita, with 36 arrests from Jan. 1, 2025, through Aug. 5 of this year. That accounted for about 24 arrests for every 10,000 residents.
It was followed by Beaverton, with 199 arrests during the same time period, equaling about 20 arrests for every 10,000 residents.
Oregon City, Cottage Grove, Portland, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, The Dalles and Canby also ranked among the top 10 cities in Oregon for federal arrests per capita since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown.
