Number of New York City ICE Detainers Jumps More Than 400 Percent Under Trump: DHS

70 percent of arrests made by ICE across the nation were of illegals charged or convicted for crimes.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officers arrest an illegal immmigrant during an operation in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn in New York City on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images

With more than 6,000 detainers issued in New York City, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency under the Trump administration’s targeting of criminal illegal immigrants is well on its way to surpassing the number detained during the entire Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a July 23 statement.

Since Jan. 20, when President Donald Trump took office, ICE has issued 6,025 detainers in New York City, according to the statement.