Trump Administration Reports Over 32,000 ICE Arrests in First 50 Days

The surge in arrests marks a sharp increase from the Biden administration's figures but falls short of Trump’s mass deportation goals.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested over 32,000 individuals in the first 50 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, tripling the daily average under the Biden administration.
Of those arrested, more than 14,000 were convicted criminals, nearly 10,000 had pending charges, and over 8,700 were categorized as immigration violators.
The Trump administration has prioritized interior enforcement, targeting individuals already residing in the U.S., in contrast to the Biden administration’s focus on border removals.
Despite the increase in arrests, the numbers fall significantly short of Trump’s campaign pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, with funding challenges cited as a key obstacle.
Border crossings have dropped to the lowest levels since 1967, with fewer than 9,000 arrests at the southern border in February, compared to approximately 60,000 per month during Biden’s final months in office.