Going from a Republican administration to a Democratic administration has had no adverse effect on immigration crackdowns—in fact, arrests have gone up. Data analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported 2,147 new prosecutions in May, which was almost 19% more than April. Furthermore, the May 2009 total was almost 30% more than what was reported in May 2008, during the last year of George W. Bush’s presidency.