SAN DIEGO, CA -- Roughly 72 percent of the San Diego immigrants arrested in the first three months of 2018 were designated as noncriminals. The Los Angeles Times said the number of noncriminal arrests in the region is the highest in the U.S.

The Los Angeles Times reported that San Diego's Immigration and Customs Enforcement office arrested more than 1,600 people in both San Diego and Imperial counties. Of that number, only 637 people had a history of crime.

A spokeswoman for ICE told the Los Angeles Times that the high number reflects the "trends involving illegal immigration activity at the local borders, apprehensions made during routine fugitive operations and individuals encountered at the local jails."