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Newly released federal data shows that immigration agents booked in roughly 1,900 immigrants in the first half of Operation Midway Blitz – two-thirds of whom had no known criminal convictions or pending charges.

The latest data offers the first comprehensive look at the effects of the operation, and a Tribune analysis underscores the divide between the Trump administration’s stated goal – to target “the worst of the worst” – with the reality of controversial round-ups that typically snagged undocumented immigrants with no known rap sheets.

Of the 1,895 people detained by ICE, 1,271 lacked any criminal record. Another 343 people arrested had a pending criminal charge, while 281 had a criminal conviction. Of those with a criminal conviction,

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