¿Qué está ocurriendo actualmente en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México?

Clic aquí to read an accurately represented, current report about migration dynamics and conditions at the border (released August 2026)

The trend in deportations from the U.S. has been increasing since 2025. According to a statement released by the White House on October 20, 2026, about 1.2 million deportations have been carried out since January 2025, with 2,030 in the El Paso region as of September 2026, according to El Paso importa.

Siga las estadísticas actuales sobre arrestos y detenciones de ICE aquí

  • ICE detenido 277.913 personas en 2024 y 66.886 personas en 2025.
  • ICE deportado 271 484 personas en 2024 y 71 405 personas en 2025, entre las que se incluyen 17 157 con condenas penales, 6369 con cargos penales pendientes y 47 879 consideradas “otros infractores de las leyes de inmigración”.

Según el Cato Institute (noviembre de 2025), el ICE ha registrado lo siguiente al inicio del nuevo año fiscal (octubre de 2025): Instituto Cato: Datos sobre detenciones de ICE

  • 731 000 de las personas bajo custodia del ICE NO tenían antecedentes penales
  • Casi la mitad de la población bajo custodia del ICE NO tenía ninguna condena penal ni cargos penales pendientes
  • 8% tenía antecedentes penales por delitos violentos o contra la propiedad
  • SOLO 5% tenía antecedentes penales

On October 2, 2026, a federal judge temporarily stopped border barrier construction in the Big Bend region of Texas, while a lawsuit continues. The case raises concerns about private property, government authority, and land damage. (Texas Tribune)

On October 10, 2026, a 200-year old cottonwood tree, sacred to the Tohono O’odham Nation, was destroyed for the construction of two 30-foot border walls in Lochiel, Arizona. In addition, environmental activists and members of the Tohono O’odham Nation have been arrested in an effort to halt construction, with some of the arrests occurring during a prayer near the tree. (The Guardian)

Current conditions inside Camp East Montana (as of October 2026):

  • An earlier report done by ICE, there had already been 60 violations at this new detention center in Fort Bliss. These violations include a lack of proper medical attention for detainees dealing with certain medical conditions; a lack of proper and basic procedures to keep both guards and detainees safe; and detainees were not able to contact their lawyers for weeks.
  • As of October 16, civil rights organizations have asked the federal court to improve Camp East Montana, with reports of medical neglect, unsafe living conditions, inadequate food, abuse by guards, and difficulty contacting lawyers. The request is supported by more than 40 statements from detained people, relatives, and experts in medical care and prison conditions. (KTSM 9 News).
  • ICE plans to extend its contract with Amentum, a company running Camp East Montana and facing multiple lawsuits, until September 2027, potentially costing taxpayers an additional $776 million. (Texas Observer)
  • As of October 2026, at least 29 people have died under ICE custody, all across the U.S (Proyecto Nacional de Inmigración)
  • As of October 2026, three people have died at Camp East Montana, one of whom was ruled a homicide by the El Paso Medical Examiner’s Office (KTSM 9 News).
  • Actualmente, el ICE es la agencia policial de EE. UU. con mayor financiamiento, con un presupuesto de $77 mil millones de dólares, que se espera que aumente en los próximos meses. La Cámara de Representantes ya ha aprobado el proyecto de ley que aumentaría su financiamiento, y ahora se encuentra en el Senado, donde aún podría ser bloqueado. Si quieres evitar este aumento, llama a tus senadores e instalos a que se opongan a cualquier aumento en el presupuesto de ICE.

Fuentes: Instituto de Política Migratoria (2025) Las detenciones de inmigrantes en EE. UU. alcanzan niveles récord bajo la administración Trump, Detención de inmigrantes en Estados Unidos por organismo