Trump mass deportation agenda dominates US midterm campaign as ICE arrests hit record

ICE arrests and detentions are at record levels under Trump's second term, with raids targeting politicians' homes, making immigration a central issue in the US midterm elections less than two weeks before election day. The reporting documents a strategic pivot from mass raids to a quieter crackdown, with operations becoming deadly. The outcome of the elections will determine the political feasibility of the deportation agenda.