UNITED STATES, July 2 (DC Times Online) — A Department of Homeland Security source told Fox News Digital that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made more than 10,000 arrests in five days, as the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship.
DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said nearly 70% of ICE arrests involve people in the country illegally who have been charged or convicted of a crime. Bis said in the Fox report that “nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.”
In New York City, the New York City Bar Association said ICE administrative arrests were about 35% higher than in fiscal 2017. The group said 455 New Yorkers apprehended by ICE had no prior contact with the criminal justice system, while 804 had pending criminal charges.
Government data obtained through open-records requests and analyzed by the Deportation Data Project showed ICE arrests in New York had surged to the point that, by early July, the state total had surpassed all of the previous year. David Hausman, the project’s faculty director, said monthly immigration arrests had roughly tripled nationwide since the inauguration and arrests of people never charged with or convicted of a crime had risen about ten times.
ICE data processed by the Deportation Data Project also showed arrests averaging more than 1,000 a day nationally, with nearly half taking place out of local jails and other lock-ups.
