Overview

• Officials report nearly 350,000 removals since January when including actions by CBP, the Coast Guard and self-deportations.
• Interior arrests are running at 1,000 to 2,000 a day, below a White House goal of 3,000 and short of the stated aim of 1 million removals this year.
• ICE plans to add about 10,000 deportation officers by year’s end after drawing more than 121,000 applicants, offering hiring bonuses and rehiring retirees.
• Academy training has been reduced to eight in-residence weeks from about 16, the five-week Spanish requirement was dropped in favor of translation devices, and recruits receive helmets and gas masks amid reported increases in assaults.
• Special-response teams and operations in cities such as Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., have expanded, while videos of aggressive tactics have prompted criticism from advocates.