Immigration arrests have increased nationwide and more than doubled in 38 states in the months since President Trump took office, new data shows. Many states have seen even larger surges in enforcement activity in the last few weeks, after Mr. Trump’s top immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, demanded that agents make every effort to increase arrests.

Most of the arrests have occurred in states with large immigrant populations, including Florida and Texas, which also saw relatively high immigration enforcement under President Biden. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 20,000 people in Texas since Jan. 20, even as border crossings have slowed significantly. The agency’s Miami field office, which covers Florida and Puerto Rico, has also arrested more than 11,000 people.

Other states with large immigrant populations, like New Jersey and New York, have seen relatively modest increases compared with the previous administration. Some of the sharpest increases in arrests have come in states across the South and the West that are friendly to Mr. Trump’s immigration policies.

The data offers the clearest look yet at the pattern and pace of immigration enforcement activities in the United States under Mr. Trump.

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