In 2024, the average daily number of arrests by ICE was 223.
In the first week of the Trump Administration, it’s at 710 and rising.
Detainers Lodged are also on the rise, with 530 per day versus 410 under Biden. These are formal requests for local law enforcement to hold prisoners so they can be turned over to ICE.
Although the gap in detainers is small, it has been on the rise, more than doubling since the first few days Trump took office.
Here’s what the Left is saying
“Trump’s Gestapo Raids”
“Trump Wants Workplace Raids”
“Trump’s Detention Surge Failed to Significantly Increase Removals”
How Many Criminal Aliens Do We Have?
ICE is currently focusing on illegal aliens who are known criminals. Based on recent data, there are approximately 650,000 criminal illegal aliens currently on the ICE Non-Detained Docket (NDD) in the United States.
This figure includes individuals who have been encountered by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), processed by ICE, had their criminal history documented, and then released into the country.
The breakdown of criminal offenses for these individuals includes:
- 14,944 for homicide
- 20,061 for sexual assault
- 105,146 for assault
- 60,268 for burglary, larceny, or robbery
- 126,343 for traffic offenses
- 16,820 for weapon offenses
- 3,372 for kidnapping
- 3,971 for commercialized sexual offenses
Fox News reported the Trump administration has given ICE a target of 1,200 – 1,500 per day. January 27th was their highest single-day total at just 1,179.
If ICE meets its target, it will be ~500,000 arrests this year, compared to just 113,431 in 2024.
A huge chunk of the 650k known criminals.