ICE achieved its highest-ever monthly arrest total in August, targeting thousands of illegal immigrants, including many with serious criminal convictions.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers made a record 50,925 arrests in August, marking the highest monthly total in the agency’s history. This milestone follows two consecutive months of record-breaking arrests, with 50,208 in July and approximately 43,000 in June. 📺 DETAIL: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin credited ICE officers for their relentless efforts, stating they are “working around the clock” to apprehend and deport illegal aliens. Among those arrested were migrants convicted of crimes such as DUI manslaughter, child pornography, murder, and fentanyl distribution. The arrests also included high-profile cases like Milo Yiannopoulos, who was deported for overstaying his visa. ICE has also targeted Haitian migrants, including pedophile gang members, who lost Temporary Protected Status (TPS) following a Supreme Court ruling. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “The hard-working men and women of DHS continue to break records as they defend the homeland and protect the American people,” Mullin said, adding: “For the third straight month, ICE set a new record for the highest number of illegal aliens arrested in a single month, nearly 51,000… If you are in the country illegally, LEAVE NOW. If not, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.” – Markwayne Mullin, Homeland Security Secretary 🎯 IMPACT: The record-breaking arrests highlight the Trump administration’s intensified focus on immigration enforcement. This crackdown has seen high-profile operations such as “Operation Rotten Apple,” which targeted illegal immigrants released under sanctuary laws in New York. |
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