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Trump Administration Sets 3,000 Daily ICE Arrests, Revamps Agency Leadership

Staff realignments respond to White House demands to accelerate deportations under tight resource constraints.

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter an apartment building during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago on January 26.
Krome Detention Center officers man an entrance gate as people hold a vigil outside to recognize those who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, as well as those affected by mass deportations, Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Overview

  • ICE has been ordered to make at least 3,000 arrests each day to support a goal of deporting one million undocumented immigrants annually.
  • Kenneth Genalo and Robert Hammer were removed from their posts overseeing Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations in the latest shake-up.
  • ICE deported over 17,200 people in April, a near 30% increase from last year, but faces limits on detention space and removal flight capacity.
  • Congress allocated an additional $150 billion over five years for immigration enforcement and expanded the 287(g) program to enlist state and local law enforcement.
  • Legal advocates and community groups have filed challenges to expedited deportations and raised due process concerns over courthouse arrests.