The 2.5 million figure includes more than 605,000 individuals deported as part of DHS enforcement operations and about 1.9 million illegal immigrants who have voluntarily self-deported since January.
“Since January 20, DHS has arrested more than 595,000 illegal aliens,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said. “Illegal aliens are hearing our message to leave now. They know if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return.”
According to DHS, it has prioritized the removal of the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal immigrants as part of the administration’s push to ensure law and order in the country.
President Donald Trump recently commended DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for a closed, secure border.
“None of it would be possible without the Homeland Security Advisory Council,” she said. “The men and women of this council provide their experience and insights to help deliver seven consecutive months of zero illegal entries, a revitalized Coast Guard, and more than 2.4 million deportations.”
The Trump administration’s enforcement against illegal immigrants has faced pushback from lawmakers.
These individuals, referred to as Dreamers, must pass security and law enforcement background checks while proving proficiency in the English language and possessing knowledge of U.S. history.
They must not have committed a felony or other serious crimes and should not pose a threat to the United States, the statement said.
“For decades, gridlock and partisan politics have forced Dreamers to live in limbo,“ Padilla said. ”And under the Trump Administration, they now have to fear being swept up in Trump’s cruel mass deportation campaign at any moment.”
Nearly 2 million “Dreamers” are estimated to live in the United States.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s policies are continuing to be a robust barrier against the uncontrolled influx of illegal immigrants.
Since Trump took office, nationwide apprehensions have averaged less than 10,000 per month, which is a “level of deterrence unmatched in modern border history,” CBP said.
“For the seventh consecutive month, U.S. Border Patrol released zero illegal aliens into the United States,“ it stated. ”Every individual apprehended was processed according to law—a milestone unmatched in modern border history.”
Americans can search through data of criminal illegal immigrants who have been arrested from all 50 states with criminal histories including homicide, rape, assault, child molestation, drug trafficking, armed robbery, and battery.
According to DHS, 70 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests are of criminal illegal immigrants who have been charged or convicted of a crime in the United States.
“As the media whitewashes the facts, day in and day out, our brave men and women of ICE risk their lives for the American people,“ McLaughlin said. ”Americans don’t have to rely on the press for this information—with this transparent tool, they can see for themselves what public safety threats were lurking in their neighborhoods and communities.”
