US immigration authorities have arrested about 10,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally over a five-day period, according to sources familiar with the figures.

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The arrests were made across the United States during a recent nationwide enforcement effort, the sources said, marking a significant increase in detention activity.

Immigration arrests accelerate

Officials have also set a new operational target of at least 2,000 immigration arrests per day, according to the sources. The goal follows discussions between senior White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership aimed at increasing enforcement activity.

A source familiar with those discussions told ABC News that officials had previously urged ICE to work toward 3,000 arrests per day.

DHS highlights focus on criminal offenders

In a statement, a DHS spokesperson said immigration officers had been carrying out President Donald Trump's pledge to arrest and remove migrants accused or convicted of serious crimes.

"Since Day One, DHS law enforcement has been delivering on President Trump's promise to the American people to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists," the spokesperson said.

The Trump administration has repeatedly said its immigration crackdown is focused on what the president has described as the "worst of the worst" offenders. While the criminal records of those arrested in the latest operation have not been disclosed, the DHS spokesperson said nearly 70% of ICE arrests involve migrants who have been charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States.

Lower-profile enforcement strategy

According to sources, the recent enforcement operations have been conducted with relatively little public attention.

The approach follows a commitment by DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin during his confirmation hearing earlier this year to keep the agency focused on its work rather than publicizing enforcement actions. That represents a shift from the approach of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who favored greater publicity for ICE operations.

ICE is also preparing for new leadership under Lance Schroyer, a close ally of Mullin and a former Oklahoma state trooper. Schroyer has no previous federal immigration enforcement experience.

Calls for more public data

Mike Howell, president of the Trump-aligned Oversight Project and a leader of the Mass Deportation Coalition, welcomed the reported increase in arrests but said the administration should release more detailed deportation statistics.

"There have been so many numbers thrown around in press releases, estimates, extrapolations, and puffery that most people are just kind of immune to it and waiting to see the hard data that's being withheld," Howell said.

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10,000 arrests in 5 days… at that pace they’ll need a bigger spreadsheet than a detention centre.

ICE Quietly Arrests 10,000 in Five-Day Operation.

Nice work if they are not Legit and have committed crimes already

Keep up the good work MAGA.

So why did all Obama's deportations nor raise a fuss? Were they transparent and not brutal?

I fully agree with the deportation of criminals who have committed serious crimes. But immigrants who have made a life and family in the US should not be touched.

7 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

So why did all Obama's deportations nor raise a fuss? Were they transparent and not brutal?

I fully agree with the deportation of criminals who have committed serious crimes. But immigrants who have made a life and family in the US should not be touched.

If they came in legally, that's fine. If not, they have no right to be in the US, regardless of how fine and upstanding they may be. Can you imagine trying to apply that logic in Thailand?

"Hey, immigration officer, I don't need a visa. I'm a nice guy and don't commit any crimes, so you can just let me be."

So why did all Obama's deportations nor raise a fuss? Were they transparent and not brutal?

I fully agree with the deportation of criminals who have committed serious crimes. But immigrants who have made a life and family in the US should not be touched.

Because, as racist as some people claim that the US is, there's no such thing as ODS.

That's a huge problem with lefties. Trump has come up with some ideas that were stinkers. But when they protest and stomp their little lefty feet at everything he does, how do you know? For example, getting rid of the millions and millions of unvetted border crashers, many of whom are hardened criminals is a good idea. But the lefties will die on that hill because... TRUMP! No other reason. TRUMP!

2 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

If they came in legally, that's fine. If not, they have no right to be in the US, regardless of how fine and upstanding they may be. Can you imagine trying to apply that logic in Thailand?

"Hey, immigration officer, I don't need a visa. I'm a nice guy and don't commit any crimes, so you can just let me be."

Nah, that's not my point. I believe in grandfathering people in after they have lived respectable lives, there and here. That they came in illegally decades ago does not call for victimisation.

Nah, that's not my point. I believe in grandfathering people in after they have lived respectable lives, there and here. That they came in illegally decades ago does not call for victimisation.

Every time you offer an amnesty like that, you just encourage the next batch of border crashers.

35 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Nah, that's not my point. I believe in grandfathering people in after they have lived respectable lives, there and here. That they came in illegally decades ago does not call for victimisation.

Entering a country illegally is a criminal act and the criminals that get caught days later or years after for doing so are not victims. Though an anachronistic with a blurred reality of maintaining civility wouldn’t know this, now would they.

How many of these ICE thugs were recruited because they had extensive criminal records and knew how to be violent with people

1 hour ago, impulse said:

Because, as racist as some people claim that the US is, there's no such thing as ODS.

That's a huge problem with lefties. Trump has come up with some ideas that were stinkers. But when they protest and stomp their little lefty feet at everything he does, how do you know? For example, getting rid of the millions and millions of unvetted border crashers, many of whom are hardened criminals is a good idea. But the lefties will die on that hill because... TRUMP! No other reason. TRUMP!

While some claim strong immigration enforcement is inherently racist or a Trump era extreme, the reality is we got the receipts to show that ICE and its mission to arrest and remove illegal foreign nationals especially unvetted ones and criminals were created by a Homeland Security Act of 2002 under Bush.

Trump has a mandate to deport millions upon millions ,7 swing states, a popular & Electoral vote confirms that.

The legal framework of the Homeland Security Act shows that border security and deportations have been core U.S. policy for national security and public safety across administrations for decades, not a partisan invention.

The left’s opposition to these efforts under Trump, while ignoring their established foundation, perfectly illustrates a die on that hill Marxist style open borders ideology.

https://www.dhs.gov/topics/immigration-and-customs-enforcement

1 hour ago, novacova said:

Entering a country illegally is a criminal act and the criminals that get caught days later or years after for doing so are not victims. Though an anachronistic with a blurred reality of maintaining civility wouldn’t know this, now would they.

Exactly , entering the country illegally is a federal criminal offense, and those who do so aren’t victims when they’re later arrested or deported, whether days or years later. Pretending otherwise suggests a blurred sense of civility that excuses lawbreaking while ignoring the very real costs to public safety and the rule of law.

The argument reflects how far left progressives are willing to go in reframing basic law enforcement as oppression, while treating illegal foreign nationals including criminals as victims rather than people who knowingly broke the rules.

This mindset ignores the bipartisan legal foundation of agencies like ICE, the global norm of every country enforcing its borders, and the very real costs to public safety and civic order.

3 hours ago, impulse said:

Because, as racist as some people claim that the US is, there's no such thing as ODS.

That's a huge problem with lefties. Trump has come up with some ideas that were stinkers. But when they protest and stomp their little lefty feet at everything he does, how do you know? For example, getting rid of the millions and millions of unvetted border crashers, many of whom are hardened criminals is a good idea. But the lefties will die on that hill because... TRUMP! No other reason. TRUMP!

Not true for me. ICE consists of untrained thugs. I support the undocumented if they have not committed crimes. 30-40% of deportees have a criminal record. The rest are hard workers. Working for Americans.

What is ODS?

1 hour ago, riclag said:

Exactly , entering the country illegally is a federal criminal offense, and those who do so aren’t victims when they’re later arrested or deported, whether days or years later. Pretending otherwise suggests a blurred sense of civility that excuses lawbreaking while ignoring the very real costs to public safety and the rule of law.

The argument reflects how far left progressives are willing to go in reframing basic law enforcement as oppression, while treating illegal foreign nationals including criminals as victims rather than people who knowingly broke the rules.

This mindset ignores the bipartisan legal foundation of agencies like ICE, the global norm of every country enforcing its borders, and the very real costs to public safety and civic order.

I'm glad you consider us progressives as opposed to the other side: retrogressives. Previous administrations did not round up people from their homes, work, Home Depots and immigration hearings. The way ICE practices is sheer brutality. Separating children from parents, making those parents make that choice is nothing short of barbaric.

Sometimes laws need to be administered flexibly and with compassion. Have you thought about if you were in their shoes? I doubt it.

Threat to public safety?!? Give me a break! Show me.

16 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

ICE consists of untrained thugs.

how would you know lol.

12 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Sometimes laws need to be administered flexibly and with compassion. Have you thought about if you were in their shoes? I doubt it.

good idea. lets deport them to your country

Add 3 more zeros to that 10k, and illegal alien problem will be solved. Less crime, and more jobs and affordable housing for US citizens.

ROCK ON ICE

9 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Not true for me. ICE consists of untrained thugs. I support the undocumented if they have not committed crimes. 30-40% of deportees have a criminal record. The rest are hard workers. Working for Americans.

What is ODS?

obama "d/s"

17 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Nah, that's not my point. I believe in grandfathering people in after they have lived respectable lives, there and here. That they came in illegally decades ago does not call for victimisation.

Reagan had already "grandfathered" immigrants with reasonable requirements in 1986, not all that long ago. Since then they've all come in illegally and should be treated as such.

Reagan had already "grandfathered" immigrants with reasonable requirements in 1986, not all that long ago. Since then they've all come in illegally and should be treated as such.

The promises of future amnesties, forgiving student loans, free welfare money, and slavery reparations have kept the Dems in office for decades. At least since The Great Society, and that was the '60s.

Of course, they're mostly empty promises. But people still vote for them.

Who was that ancient Greek philosopher that declared democracy was doomed as soon as people figured out they could vote themselves money from the treasury?

16 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Add 3 more zeros to that 10k, and illegal alien problem will be solved. Less crime, and more jobs and affordable housing for US citizens.

ROCK ON ICE

I can see those new crates. "Strawberries grown in America, picked by Americans." Sorry, they're $45 now.

18 hours ago, Yagoda said:

how would you know lol.

good idea. lets deport them to your country

You're obviously not aware of all the seasonal Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants we have in Canada. They do a great job and take their money home, year after year. NEVER a problem, never violence, never complaints. Fair wages.

BTW, you must think ICE thugs are some sort of professionals. Look at the job application. If you can swing a club, you're in.

3 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Reagan had already "grandfathered" immigrants with reasonable requirements in 1986, not all that long ago. Since then they've all come in illegally and should be treated as such.

Okay. So the important question is, why did they leave. Bad economy, most likely reason. And they came back. So what's the problem here? They'd already been vetted, same as having a visa.

If it worked for Ronnie, it'd work for Donnie.

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”

― Alexander Fraser Tytler

Are we in the dictatorship or bondage cycle? Because we sure aren't in a democracy cycle!

44 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

They do a great job and take their money home, year after year

nobody wants to live in canada lol

47 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

NEVER a problem, never violence, never complaints.

For Brothers, Brampton, among others.

51 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Look at the job application.

look like a canadian police application.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I can see those new crates. "Strawberries grown in America, picked by Americans." Sorry, they're $45 now.

Why would the price change ... as picked by the same, LEGAL, seasonal workers. I stopped listening to the fake, left, MSM BS a long time ago.

From AI ...

... "Nearly 90% of the United States' strawberries are grown in California. The harvest relies on an estimated 55,000 seasonal workers, many of whom are highly skilled Mexican migrants. Because delicate strawberries don't continue to ripen after picking, these workers must carefully hand-select perfectly ripe berries.

California's agricultural workforce consists of migrant and seasonal workers who have legal authorization (such as H-2A visas or permanent residency)." ...

7 hours ago, impulse said:

The promises of future amnesties, forgiving student loans, free welfare money, and slavery reparations have kept the Dems in office for decades. At least since The Great Society, and that was the '60s.

Of course, they're mostly empty promises. But people still vote for them.

Who was that ancient Greek philosopher that declared democracy was doomed as soon as people figured out they could vote themselves money from the treasury?

That "ancient Greek" was actually an 18th century Scottish historian named Alexander Fraser Tytler, who warned that democracies collapse once voters realize they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.

He was spot on,that exact mechanism has inspired a level of systemic waste, fraud, and abuse that the world has never seen before. It turns government into a giant bribery machine using the taxpayers own cash.

https://www.thecornellreview.org/from-scottish-historian-alexander-tyler/

That "ancient Greek" was actually an 18th century Scottish historian named Alexander Fraser Tytler, who warned that democracies collapse once voters realize they can vote themselves money from the public treasury.

He was spot on,that exact mechanism has inspired a level of systemic waste, fraud, and abuse that the world has never seen before. It turns government into a giant bribery machine using the taxpayers own cash.

https://www.thecornellreview.org/from-scottish-historian-alexander-tyler/

Ya caught me. I should'a just said "that old guy from a long time ago".

Still, the point is valid.

On 7/3/2026 at 3:13 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

That they came in illegally decades ago does not call for victimisation.

I really don't know how illegal immigration works exactly.

Have they been filing and paying taxes all these years?

If a normal citizen doesn't pay taxes, they have problems.

But an illegal who never filed taxes in 10 years is supposed to get a pardon?

Hardly makes any sense to me.

This demonstrates how hopelessly incompetent that ICE Barbie was. Good riddance.

6 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I really don't know how illegal immigration works exactly.

Entering the country illegally. Overstaying the visa allowance. A foreigner committing a crime while residing in the US. Working without a green card.

9 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Have they been filing and paying taxes all these years?

If a normal citizen doesn't pay taxes, they have problems.

But an illegal who never filed taxes in 10 years is supposed to get a pardon?

Hardly makes any sense to me.

Since when does the left ever make any sense?