ICE Immigration Enforcement Operations: What to Know

ICE stated that its targeted enforcement operations involve ‘planned arrests of known criminal aliens who threaten national security or public safety.’
ICE Immigration Enforcement Operations: What to Know
A man is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to deport illegal immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a number of “targeted enforcement operations” in major cities, yielding hundreds of arrests per day since its campaign began.

On day one in office, Trump issued sweeping actions to combat illegal immigration, including deployment of military personnel to the southern border and deportations targeting those with a criminal record nationwide. Trump also declared a national border emergency and issued an order to end birthright citizenship for children of noncitizens or those on temporary status visas.

Planned Operations

According to ICE’s account on social media platform X, targeted enforcement operations involve “planned arrests of known criminal aliens who threaten national security or public safety.”