True or False: Trump's first-term ICE arrests exceeded Obama-era peaks.

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ICE interior arrests and removals in Trump's first term remained about half the peaks seen during the early Obama years (2008-2011). In fiscal year 2017, ICE made 143,470 administrative arrests—a 30% increase over 2016—but this was still far below Obama's early years. Trump's first-term removals totaled around 225,000 in FY2017, dropping to 122,000 in FY2020 due to COVID-19. Resistance from sanctuary jurisdictions limited effectiveness, since about 70% of arrests originated from local jails.

True or False: Trump's first-term ICE arrests exceeded Obama-era peaks.

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