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Stephen Miller confirmed reports that the Trump Administration will seek to triple the number of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers under its attempt to deport all undocumented migrants from the U.S.
Miller, who is the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, and homeland security advisor, told Fox News host Sean Hannity, "we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day."
He said President Donald Trump will "keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every single day so we can get all of the Biden illegals that were flooded into our country for four years out of our country."
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Presently, ICE is aiming to arrest over 1,000 people a day on average.
Why It Matters
Trump campaiged on a promise to reduce immigration, arguing that voters' concerns had long been overlooked.
Yet ICE has already exceeded its Congress-funded capacity and is currently seeking additional bed space and funding.
What To Know
Axios reported on Wednesday that Trump aide Miller and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem were pressuring ICE to triple the number of daily arrests made from the start of Trump's term, reflecting a more aggressive approach.
"We are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every single day so we can get all of the Biden the illegals that were flooded into our country for four years out of our country," Miller told Hannity.
Pesident Trump oversaw a surge in ICE arrests during the first 50 days of his second term in office—more than doubling the daily rate under President Joe Biden's administration—figures released in March showed.
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ICE agents made 32,809 migrant arrests between January 20 and March 10, officials said. That equates to about 656 per day, compared to about 255 people each day last year under Biden.
A total of 48,870 individuals are being held in ICE facilities nationwide, exceeding the approximately 47,000 beds funded by Congress.
The agency is requesting additional funding through the GOP budget currently under consideration on Capitol Hill.
The administration's tactics have also faced growing scrutiny. A Morning Consult poll, conducted from May 9 to 11 among 2,221 registered voters, suggests Trump's approval rating on immigration was mixed, with 51 percent approving and 44 percent disapproving.
What People Are Saying
Scott Mechkowski, retired ICE agent told Newsweek on Wednesday: "Congress, no doubt, has to have to give them the funding. I think that they need more funding for detention. That whole entire packet is going to cover a lot of stuff. I think I heard somebody say the other day that the amount of beds they're asking for is like 100,000 or 150,000 beds. They are probably not going to get the funding for that. They should, but they probably won't."
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