Deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have surpassed 100,000 since President Trump returned to the White House in January, as he follows through on his pledge to remove undocumented immigrants, alleged gang members, and suspected terrorists from the U.S., according to a Monday report.
A Department of Homeland Security source told the New York Post that ICE has made 113,000 arrests and carried out more than 100,000 deportations since Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
“He’s doing what he was voted in to do. Point blank!” an ICE source told the outlet.
It remains unclear how many of the detainees are convicted criminals, what the status of their cases is, or their specific countries of origin — though sources believe the majority are being deported to Mexico, noted The Post.
Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a central theme of his campaign, and on his first day back in office, he declared a border emergency, deployed thousands of additional troops to the region, shut down the asylum process for illegal border crossers, and launched a nationwide mass deportation effort. READ MORE
