Federal immigration officials have reportedly doubled the pace of arrests to about 2,000 per day as the Trump administration accelerates deportation operations.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
The Department of Homeland Security has arrested more than 10,000 illegal migrants since Friday as federal immigration officials intensify enforcement operations at the direction of the White House, according to a new report.
The New York Times reported Wednesday night that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been told to increase arrests to roughly 2,000 per day. The push has focused on identified targets, including migrants who have already been ordered removed by immigration judges.
“ICE officials were told that the White House wanted an increase in arrests, according to three officials with knowledge of the conversations. One of the officials said that it was unclear how long the pace could continue, but that ICE officials had been told that 2,000 arrests a day was the new standard for enforcement.
In recent days, ICE officers have launched an intense push to ramp up arrests. Arrests topped out on Saturday when authorities detained over 2,400 people, according to documents obtained by The Times. The detention population inside ICE facilities has jumped nearly 4,000, to more than 63,000 in the agency’s custody as of Tuesday, according to internal documents,” the Times reported.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said little publicly about the latest arrest campaign. But last week, Mullin told Breitbart News that deportations are on pace to surpass last year’s total within weeks.
“Within the next six weeks we’ll probably pass what we deported in all of ’25 …I think we’ll definitely do it within two months but should be probably six weeks at the current rate,” Mullin said.
The administration’s ability to increase arrests and deportations has been aided by additional agents, detention space and lawyers, according to the report. DHS has also won court fights, implemented bureaucratic accelerations and adopted regulatory changes intended to reduce processing time.
If sustained, the pace could push annual deportations above 1 million. The total number of departures could rise further if additional migrants choose to leave after relatives are arrested.
The broader strategy could also be expanded if agencies move to restrict access to bank accounts, work permits, driver’s licenses and housing for the estimated population of at least 14 million illegal migrants in the United States.
Supporters of the administration’s approach argue that increased immigration enforcement could pressure employers to hire more American workers and raise wages before the November election. Rents have also been drifting lower nationwide as federal agencies push more migrants to leave.
The New York Times reported, however, that maintaining the pace may strain ICE resources.
“Top ICE officials were told to make sure that as many officers as possible were working seven days a week, and to put 80 percent of their officers on arrest operations, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations. Top supervisors were expected to be working closely on the operations as well,” the Times reported.
The operation marks one of the most aggressive immigration enforcement pushes of Trump’s second term, with DHS seeking to sharply increase arrests and deportations while expanding the infrastructure needed to sustain the campaign.
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