Overview

• Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have directed ICE to conduct at least 3,000 arrests a day, up from about 650 daily arrests earlier this year, to pursue one million annual deportations.
• Acting ERO chief Kenneth Genalo is retiring and HSI head Robert Hammer is being reassigned, with Marcos Charles and Derek Gordon stepping into acting leadership roles.
• ICE deportations topped 17,200 in April—a nearly 50% increase from February—but still fall well short of the pace required for a record-setting year.
• The administration is reallocating FBI, DEA and US Marshals agents to support interior enforcement, expanding detention capacity and seeking billions in new congressional funding.
• Immigrant advocates and local protests have condemned aggressive tactics such as courthouse arrests and fast-track removals, prompting legal challenges and clashes outside ICE facilities.