In the nine days since the Trump administration took office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 7,400 individuals in various states as part of its vigorous campaign against illegal immigration.
The Trump administration has promised to send the most violent migrants to Guantnamo Bay, and ICE officers have been observed conducting raids on residences, workplaces, and other locations. Deportations have also escalated.
As of January 31, ICE had arrested 7,412 individuals it believes are in the country unlawfully, based on a daily total of arrests. Nearly 6,000 ICE detainers have been issued to individuals, according to the agency.
Along with information from numerous raids in sanctuary cities like New York City, Chicago, and Boston, where they have detained illegals accused of rapes, firearms, drug offenses, and sex crimes against minors, as well as violent gang members from Tren de Aragua and MS-13, ICE has posted nine daily arrest totals to X.
While Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who is in charge of ICE, asserts that federal immigration officials are apprehending the worst of the worst during raids, Border Czar Tom Homan has said that the administration is currently solely targeting violent illegal aliens. As a result, she says, the streets are safer.
Numerous ICE raids have been carried out in coordination with other federal agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
On Tuesday morning, Noem took part in an immigration enforcement raid in New York City, when police detained 26-year-old Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, who was suspected of being the ringleader of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang. Last summer, a widely shared video of heavily armed men kicking down an apartment door at a complex in Aurora, Colorado, featured Zambrano-Pacheco.
Last Monday, Luis Adolfo Guerra Perez, a 19-year-old Guatemalan national and member of the MS-13 gang, was taken into custody by ICE in Massachusetts. He had previously been ordered deported before being released by a Boston court, and he was facing state firearms charges.
ICE has released over 60 examples, and the White House X account has uploaded at least 20 more.
However, there is currently no information accessible regarding the criminal records of the vast majority of the 7,412.
The overall number of arrests coincides with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s announcement that all options for military action against the cartels will be considered and that the worst criminal migrants will be temporarily detained at the Guant Namo Bay detention camp.
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday that he will direct the Pentagon to establish up Guantnamo Bay to hold 30,000 criminal illegal aliens, Hegseth made the revelation in an interview with Fox & Friends on Friday.
In addition, Mr. Trump said, he signed an executive order today directing the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense to start preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantnamo Bay. Most folks aren’t even aware of it.
Later, it came to light that Trump had issued a presidential memorandum on the matter rather than an executive order.
In general, the news of the arrest has been well received by the locals in these places.
The community has responded favorably to the raids, according to Ramses Fr as, a Queens activist who has voiced worries about a crime problem in his neighborhood, which is largely represented by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Fr. As, a candidate for municipal council, told Fox News Digital that many locals, both citizens and immigrants, applaud ICE’s arrival and removal of criminals from these neighborhoods. They desire secure streets and appreciate law and order.
But not everyone supported the raids, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently reiterated their commitment to maintaining Chicago as a sanctuary city.
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