New Data Shows AAPI Californians Arrested At Alarming Rates
A new study shows that
"[a]ccording to the [USC Equity Research Institute’s (ERI)] analysis, arrests of AAPI [Asian American and Pacific Islander] individuals increased by 1,109% between 2024 and 2025, compared with a 386% jump in overall ICE arrests in the state. The enormous increase in AAPI arrests under the Trump administration raised the share of AAPI arrests from 4% in 2024 to 11% in 2025. The analysis also found increases in arrests among AAPI women, children under the age of 18, and people from South and East Asian countries. Among those arrested from Asian countries or Pacific Islands, most had citizenship from India, China, Vietnam, Armenia, and Laos." (bold added).
