Trump Admin to Extend ‘Mass Influx’ Emergency, Preserving Expanded Immigration Powers

Since Trump took office again in January, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 32,000 illegal immigrants and deported almost 30,000.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (2nd R) listens during a tour along the Nogales border wall at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz., on March 15, 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally extended its “Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens,” a legal designation that preserves expanded immigration enforcement powers across the United States and keeps state and local law enforcement in the fight against illegal immigration.

The renewed declaration—set to be published in the Federal Register on March 25—continues the emergency authority first invoked on Jan. 23, shortly after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration.