Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they’re partly responsible

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According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, its total “initial book-ins” went from 31,597 in June to 27,483 in July, a 13% drop. With billions of dollars of new money from Congress, ICE has launched a drive to recruit more officers and build more detention facilities. But in the near-term, protesters and activists believe they may be able to slow the pace of arrests and deportations. “Rapid-response” system may also play a roleThe greater impediment to large-scale arrests may be the “rapid response” system run by the Portland Immigration Rights Coalition and other non-profits. According to data collected by the Deportation Data Project, the state saw only 103 arrests in June, and 67 from July 1-29.