Known for taking a strong stance on immigration, the President Trump administration is making headlines once again with its bold plan to triple illegal aliens’ arrests in the coming weeks.
Stephen Miller, a key immigration adviser, confirmed the aggressive new targets during a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity.
Miller laid out the administration’s ambitious deportation goals, emphasizing the urgency of removing illegal aliens who entered during Biden’s term.
Miller stated on Hannity’s program:
“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.”
The Trump administration’s deportation machine is already showing impressive results. In just the first three months since taking office, officials have deported 139,000 illegal aliens, with thousands more currently detained.
April alone saw 17,000 deportations, marking a 29% increase from the same month in 2024 under the past administration’s failed policies.
REPORT: Top Trump aide Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are demanding that ICE “supercharge” deportations to 3,000 illegal immigrant arrests a day, according to Axios.
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The new arrest target represents a significant escalation from the previous quota of 1,800 daily arrests.
If successfully implemented, the 3,000-per-day goal would enable ICE to arrest an additional 650,000 illegal aliens this year alone, putting the administration on track to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history.
In addition, the administration’s focus has expanded beyond just illegal aliens with criminal records to include the estimated 8 million people who crossed the southern border illegally during Biden’s tenure.
Miller and United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem recently met at ICE headquarters to advocate for these increased arrest and deportation targets, though their approaches differed somewhat.
Miller was more forceful, while Noem sought input from ICE leadership.
At the same time, President Trump has implemented multiple strategies to address the border crisis.
His administration has already ended Biden’s disastrous catch-and-release policy and modified the CBP One app to encourage voluntary self-deportation.
The President has even offered vouchers and plane tickets to illegals willing to leave the country without formal deportation proceedings.
Currently, Texas and New Mexico have seen the highest arrest and deportation rates, but this could expand nationwide if Congress approves Trump’s proposed “Big Beautiful Bill” allocating $147 billion for border enforcement.
These decisive actions demonstrate that President Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to secure America’s borders and protect American citizens from the harmful consequences of Biden’s open border policies.
Border crossings have already significantly decreased since Trump’s inauguration, as aliens recognize that the days of easy illegal entry are over.
With these strengthened enforcement measures, the administration is sending a clear message that America’s immigration laws will be enforced and American sovereignty will be respected.
