Deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement surged above 100,000 since President Trump returned to the White House in January — as he maintains his promise to boot illegal migrants, alleged gangbangers and suspected terrorists from the United States, The Post has learned.
ICE officials have made 113,000 arrests and carried out “north of” 100,000 deportations since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, a Department of Homeland Security source told The Post Monday.
“He’s doing what he was voted in to do. Point blank!” an ICE source said.
ICE officials have made 113,000 arrests and carried out “north of” 100,000 deportations since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. CBP
It wasn’t immediately clear how many detainees are convicted criminals, the status of their cases and their national origins — though sources believe the majority are being removed to Mexico.
Trump campaigned heavily on cracking down on illegal immigration, and on Day One, declared an emergency at the border, sent thousands of additional troops to the region, shut down the asylum system to illegal crossers and launched a mass deportation effort across the country.
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