Immigration and Customs Enforcement made a record-setting 2,368 arrests of illegal aliens in a single day on Wednesday, a senior ICE official told Fox News.
This broke the record from just one day prior, as there were 2,267 ICE arrests on Tuesday. The increase comes after an average of roughly 1,600 arrests last week, as the White House pursues a goal of 3,000 arrests daily.
ICE made 2,368 nationwide arrests on Wednesday, setting the record for the highest single day of arrests in ICE history. This as senior ICE leaders are feeling the pressure to ramp up arrest and removal numbers to meet the Trump administration’s goal of 3,000 arrests per day. pic.twitter.com/wjRlPtvX08
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“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told “Hannity” on at the end of May, indicting that the goal could go even higher.
