Trump Admin Has Deported More Than 100k Illegal Migrants: Report
A recent report reveals that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported over 100,000 individuals since President Trump reassumed office in January, fulfilling his commitment to expelling undocumented migrants, suspected gang affiliates, and alleged terrorists from the U.S.
A Department of Homeland Security insider informed the New York Post that since Trump's inauguration on January 20, ICE has executed 113,000 arrests and carried out over 100,000 deportations.
“He’s doing what he was voted in to do. Point blank!” an ICE official told the outlet.
Details regarding the criminal records of those apprehended, the progress of their legal cases, or their specific nationalities remain unclear. However, sources suggest that the majority are being deported to Mexico, as noted by The Post.
Trump made immigration enforcement a cornerstone of his campaign, and upon his return to office, he promptly declared a border emergency, reinforced security by deploying thousands of additional troops, halted the asylum process for illegal entrants, and initiated a sweeping deportation operation.
Since then, ICE has reached full detention capacity and is seeking increased congressional funding to expand its facilities after conducting 32,000 arrests within the first 50 days, The Post reported.
Additionally, Trump has intensified actions against transnational criminal organizations, invoking the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to expedite the removal of Venezuelan gang members to a high-security prison in El Salvador—bypassing traditional legal proceedings.
On Sunday night, 17 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs were transported to El Salvador in shackles. This occurred despite a federal judge earlier this month blocking the application of the rarely used Alien Enemies Act.
Meanwhile, unauthorized border crossings have declined to historic lows—hitting an unprecedented low in March. Homeland Security officials attribute the reduction to what they describe as “the Trump effect.”
“Illegal entries into the United States are no longer a backdoor way to getting status,” a source told The Post.
Border Patrol recorded fewer than 7,000 illegal crossings in March, a striking 94% reduction from the 137,000 crossings observed in the same month the previous year under President Joe Biden. February also saw only about 8,300 crossings, marking the lowest monthly total in at least 25 years.
Migrants now “understand there are consequences,” a DHS official told The Post, adding that “everyone who is caught is charged and does time.”
Sources indicate that most illegal crossings are occurring in the San Diego and El Paso regions. If these patterns hold, the U.S. may experience illegal migration rates unseen since 1968, The Post reported.
During her show last week, former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly suggested that U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may face a difficult decision regarding Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to expedite gang member deportations.
A lower court initially ruled that Trump’s use of the historic law was unlawful, and a federal appellate court upheld the ruling last Thursday. In response, the administration has filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court. On her SiriusXM program, Kelly speculated that Roberts might be the one conservative justice inclined to rule against Trump.
“John Roberts, above all, knows if he hands down a ruling telling the commander-in-chief that the nine men and women in black robes have the final say over what is perceived as a military threat unleashed on us by a foreign government, he’s on the thinnest of possible ice,” she remarked. “He’s so obsessed with the court. I just can’t see him wanting to do it.”