Trump Admin Gives ICE Quota of 1,800 Arrests per Day Across US

The Trump administration is demanding at least 1,800 arrests per day from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — setting a quota of 75 busts minimum for each of the agency’s 25 offices, according to multiple sources.

ICE has made more than 4,500 arrests since Trump’s return to office and has conducted raids in major sanctuary including New York, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston, according to agency data.

Now, the White House is pressing the agency to ramp up even more.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller confirmed the quota on CNN Tuesday: “So first of all, the numbers you cited are a floor, not a ceiling. Very importantly, they’re a floor. The goal is to arrest at least that many, but hopefully many more.”

Trump admin officials expect ICE to now make between 1,200 and 1,500 arrests per day nationwide, according to the Washington Post.

An ICE official told the outlet that the agency already possesses a lengthy list of criminal illegal immigrants, making the task of meeting quotas very simple.

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