Deportation officers made nearly 1,000 arrests across the country on Sunday, marking the highest number of arrests in a single day in just six days since the Trump administration and well above the average for the Biden administration.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents made 956 arrests, According to Announcement from the agency. This number already exceeds the Biden administration’s average daily ice concern rate for fiscal year 2024. According to to figures previously released by the agency.

Deportation officers have arrested many criminal immigrants since President Donald Trump took office. This includes foreign gangs such as Torren de Aragua, suspected terrorists, and individuals, including individuals convicted of sex crimes against children. white house on sunday introduction Convicted child rapist arrested, man suspected of having ties to ISIS, MS-13 gang member wanted for murder.

ICE also announced a major targeted operation in Chicago, a sanctuary city whose political leaders staunchly oppose the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda. (Related: U.S. military plans to deploy more than 1,000 active-duty troops to southern border, report shows)

“Together with our federal partners, including the FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP, and the U.S. Marshals Service, we began conducting enhanced targeting operations in Chicago today, with federal partners including the U.S. Immigration and U.S. Marshals Service, The agency maintained public safety and national security by enforcing immigration laws and potentially keeping dangerous criminal aliens from our communities. sunday statement.

The 956 arrests are in addition to about 1,300 ice arrests announced Thursday, bringing the administration’s total immigration concerns to well over 2,000 over the week.

While the Trump White House is working to step up arrests of immigrants, it is also coordinating a more robust deportation operation.

Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, making more resources available to address the immigration crisis that began under the previous administration. Since that order, the White House has moved to deploy troops to the southern border, and the Pentagon has tapped military aircraft to assist in deportation efforts.

ICE has cleared public areas, so-called sensitive locations, such as schools and hospitals where deportation officers were previously not allowed to conduct enforcement activities. The White House also expanded rapid removals. It allows immigration enforcement officers to quickly remove illegal immigrants from the United States by bypassing the immigration court process from anywhere in the country, from within 100 miles of the border.

The Trump administration also appears to be showing far less tolerance for unwilling countries.

When Colombia’s president initially refused to accept deportation flights over the weekend and alleged mistreatment of citizens, Trump quickly responded with the threat of steep tariffs on all imported Colombian goods. Under pressure, Colombian President Gustavo Petro quickly capitulated and his office not only declared that his government would accept the deportees, but also ordered his president to facilitate their return. I offered a flight.

The icy insecurity and deportations mark, but the extent of illegal immigration experienced during the border crisis under the Biden administration remains the same. There were approximately 5,600 daily encounters with Border Patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2023. According to Customs and Border Protection Data.

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