Trump Deports 6,000 Illegal Immigrants in First Two Weeks of Second Term
The Donald Trump administration has deported more than 6,000 illegal immigrants in the first two weeks of his second term.
Deportations have been carried out at an average of 370 to 400 per day, with a significant spike of 512 deportations on just one day.
According to Federal Data obtained by Daily Mail, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not only deported thousands but also arrested 715 individuals with outstanding immigration violations.
A troubling 73% of those arrested have prior criminal convictions or pending charges, including serious crimes such as homicide, sexual offences against minors, and drug trafficking.
In a focused effort to target gang members, ICE also apprehended six individuals tied to the Tren de Aragua cartel and nine other migrant gang members.
The first deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, began on Tuesday, carrying those affiliated with these dangerous groups, along with other “high-threat” migrants.
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Guantanamo Bay, which hasn’t been used for such operations since 1994, is being re-purposed as a detention facility for deported illegal aliens.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared images of the deportation process on social media, declaring, “Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today.”
In total, nearly 9,000 immigration violators have been arrested since Trumpโs inauguration in January, with many facing multiple charges.
A senior White House official described this as just the beginning of the administration’s aggressive approach to removing criminal illegal immigrants, stating, โPresident Trumpโs administration is carrying out his promise to arrest and deport criminal illegal immigrants. Thereโs more to come. This is just the beginning.โ
During a recent Oval Office briefing, Trump underscored the importance of the crackdown, saying, โThe volume of crime that they have and the viciousness of the crimes, these people are horrible people, and if somebody thinks theyโre going to be wonderful citizens someday, theyโre wrong. Itโs not going to happen.
โIf I can get them out of the country and be in some other country where theyโre glad to have them because they make a small fee compared to what weโve paid to a private prison, or to put them in one of our prisons and cost even more money, I think it would be great. Iโd love to get them the hell out of our country.โ
U.S. deportation flights have already sent migrants to Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, and India.
As deportations continue, the administration plans to house up to 30,000 migrants in Cuba.
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