ICE Arrests More Than 10,000 Gang Members Under Trump

Recently passed legislation has turbocharged ICE to ‘arrest even more gang members and criminals,’ the DHS secretary said.

ICE officers in Minnesota in a file image. John Moore/Getty Images

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 10,000 gang members so far during President Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a June 24 statement.

“These 10,000 criminals committed heinous crimes, including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, robbery, and extortion,” DHS said.