New federal data obtained by the Deportation Data Project shows ICE arrests in Utah have surged in 2026, with 3,467 arrests from January through July compared to 2,116 during the same period the previous year. A broader analysis of northern Utah counties found arrests have more than quadrupled since President Trump took office compared to the final 27 months of the Biden administration, reaching a new high of 496 arrests in June, or more than 16 per day. West Valley City has recorded over 1,100 ICE arrests in the past 20 months, the most of any Utah city, despite lacking its own jail, with Salt Lake City also seeing sharp increases. More than a quarter of all ICE arrests statewide since October 2025 involved people with no criminal charges or convictions, rising to 54% for noncustodial arrests and half for arrests made under the 287(g) program. Local advocates and lawmakers describe growing fear in immigrant communities, changes in daily behavior, and a case in Ogden where police body camera footage showed an officer assisting an ICE agent in a traffic stop that led to an arrest.