Deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have surpassed 100,000 since President Trump returned to the White House in January, as he keeps his promise to deport illegal migrants, alleged gangbangers, and suspected terrorists, The Post has learned.
Since Trump’s inauguration on January 20, ICE officials have arrested 113,000 people and deported “north of” 100,000, according to a Department of Homeland Security source.
“He’s carrying out his duties as elected. “Point blank!” According to an ICE source,
It was not immediately clear how many detainees were convicted criminals, the status of their cases, or their nationalities — though sources believe the majority are being deported 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 for illegal immigrants, and launched a nationwide deportation effort.
ICE has since “maxed out” its detention space and is requesting that Congress fund additional beds to support the Trump administration’s deportation campaign, which resulted in 32,000 arrests in the first 50 days.
Trump has also taken aggressive measures to combat transnational criminal organizations, such as using the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador’s notorious “hellhole” mega prison without a trial.
Seventeen alleged Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangbangers were shackled and handed over to El Salvador on Sunday night, despite a federal judge blocking the use of that rarely used wartime act earlier this month.
Illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border have also dropped to historic lows, reaching a new low in March, according to DHS officials.
“Illegal entries into the United States are no longer a backdoor way to getting status,” a person with knowledge claimed.
In March, border agents saw only about 7,000 illegal migrants enter.
That’s a 94% decrease from the 137,000 people who crossed the border in March last year under former President Joe Biden. In February, approximately 8,300 illegal migrants crossed the border, marking the lowest number in over 25 years.
According to one DHS source, migrants are “scared there are consequences now,” and “everyone who is caught is charged and does time.”
According to sources, the majority of the illegal crossings occurred along the San Diego and El Paso border sectors.
If border crossings remain at current levels, the number of illegal migrants in the United States may reach a low not seen since 1968.
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