Deportations carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have surged past the 100,000 mark since President Trump was sworn in this January, reflecting his commitment to removing undocumented immigrants, alleged gang members, and suspected terrorists from American soil, The Post has learned.
According to a Department of Homeland Security official speaking to The Post on Monday, ICE has arrested approximately 113,000 individuals and deported more than 100,000 people since Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
“He’s doing what he was voted in to do. Point blank!” an ICE insider said.
There’s currently no confirmed breakdown of how many of those detained are convicted criminals, what their case statuses are, or their countries of origin — though insiders say a large share are being returned to Mexico.
Cracking down on illegal immigration was a cornerstone of Trump’s campaign, and he wasted no time following through. On his first day back in office, he declared the border situation a national emergency, deployed thousands of troops to the area, halted asylum for those crossing illegally, and launched a sweeping deportation push nationwide.
ICE has since reached its limit in terms of detention capacity and is now urging Congress to approve funding for more beds to support the administration’s expanding deportation initiative, which resulted in 32,000 arrests within the first 50 days alone.
Trump has also aggressively targeted international criminal groups, invoking the rarely used Alien Enemies Act, which dates back to the 18th century, to send Venezuelan gang members to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador without a trial.
On Sunday night, 17 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs were deported to El Salvador in restraints, even though a federal court had recently blocked the use of the Alien Enemies Act earlier this month.
Illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States have plummeted to historic lows — with March setting a record decline — a phenomenon DHS officials attribute to what they call “the Trump effect.”
“Illegal entries into the United States are no longer a backdoor way to getting status,” one source explained.
Fewer than 7,000 individuals crossed into the U.S. unlawfully in March, a dramatic drop from the 137,000 who entered during the same month last year under the Biden administration. That followed just over 8,000 crossings in February — the lowest monthly figure in at least a quarter-century.
Migrants now “scared there are consequences now,” one DHS official noted, adding, “everyone who is caught is charged and does time.” Sources indicate most of the illegal entries have occurred in the San Diego and El Paso sectors.
If this trend holds, the United States could soon see unauthorized immigration numbers dip to levels last recorded in 1968.
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