Trump pushes for faster deportations, sets new ICE targets
On Sunday, over 900 undocumented immigrants were detained in the U.S. However, Donald Trump is dissatisfied with the pace of deportations and has ordered an increase in the number of immigrant arrests. His administration warns that heads of field offices that do not meet daily quotas will be held accountable.
The Trump administration has instructed officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to significantly increase the number of detainees from several hundred a day to at least 1,200-1,500, because the president is disappointed with the current results of the mass deportation campaign, reports "The Washington Post," citing its sources.
This means that every field office must detain a minimum of 75 migrants a day. Representatives of the Trump administration have already threatened, as reported by "The Washington Post," that if these quotas are not met, office managers will be held accountable.
Tom Homan, responsible for deportations, was asked by NBC News to comment on these reports. He replied that the goal is "to catch as many criminals as possible." "We don't have quotas. My instruction is: arrest as many as possible," he added.
"America's safety first"
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported on Monday the arrest of 1,179 people, which is the highest daily number since the beginning of the operation. Arrests took place in several cities, including Chicago.
Homan emphasized that in Chicago, among others, people convicted of sexual crimes and murders were detained. "We must put America's safety first," Homan noted in a conversation with NBC News.
A total of at least 2,681 people have been arrested in the U.S. However, it is unclear how many of them have a criminal past.
Source: TVN24, washingtonpost.com
