New data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlights a dramatic shift in immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, with interior arrests already surpassing the total number made during the entirety of Fiscal Year 2024 under Joe Biden.
According to Fox News’ Bill Melugin, senior ICE and DHS officials provided updated numbers on immigration enforcement, revealing a stark contrast between the Trump and Biden administrations’ handling of illegal immigration.
In a background call with reporters, ICE officials confirmed that in just the first 50 days of Trump’s presidency (January 20 – March 10, 2025), ICE arrested 32,809 illegal aliens in the interior of the U.S.
This figure nearly matches the 33,300 arrests made in all of Fiscal Year 2024 under the Biden-Harris administration. Officials further stated that in just two days following March 10, Trump’s ICE operations had already exceeded Biden’s total for the previous year.
ICE data breaks down the arrests made under Trump so far:
- 14,111 convicted criminals
- 9,980 illegal aliens with pending charges
- 8,000+ immigration violators
- 47,600 currently detained illegal aliens, maxing out available ICE detention beds
ICE and DHS officials also revealed that under the Biden-Harris administration, ICE arrest numbers were “falsely inflated” by counting illegal aliens who were processed and released into the U.S. as “interior ICE arrests.”
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