01/24/2025

Trump Increases ICE Arrests

The raids have alarmed cities and immigrant communities

The Trump administration circulated photos Friday showing U.S. troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign the president promised along the campaign trail.

The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented immigrants with criminal records and deported "hundreds" more. If accurate, those numbers would be relatively modest for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge operations — a possible indication that the Trump administration’s show of force has so far outpaced the government’s capacity to deliver on the president’s lofty goals.

But Trump’s border czar Tom Homan cited a higher number than the White House on NewsNation on Thursday night, saying officials had arrested more than 3,000 people with criminal records in the first couple days of the administration. ICE, which detains and deports immigrants, did not respond to requests to clarify the numbers.

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