Since President Donald Trump assumed office, nearly 6,000 undocumented migrants have been deported, according to reports from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In the 15 days following his inauguration, ICE averaged between 370 to 400 deportations daily, with 512 individuals removed from the country on Monday alone, as per federal data shared with DailyMail.
Additionally, ICE arrested 715 individuals on Monday for outstanding immigration violations. Of those detained, 73% had known criminal convictions or pending charges, including offenses such as homicide, sexual crimes against minors, and drug trafficking.
Among those arrested were six members of the Tren de Aragua (TDA) cartel and nine other suspected gang affiliates. The first deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba—which commenced on Tuesday—carried some of these individuals, categorized as “high-threat” due to their cartel connections.
Since Trump’s inauguration, nearly 9,000 individuals with immigration violations have been arrested, many facing multiple criminal charges, according to an official source.
“President Trump’s administration is fulfilling his pledge to apprehend and deport criminal undocumented immigrants,” a senior White House official told DailyMail, adding, “This is just the beginning.”
Speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Trump lauded his administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
“The crimes they commit are vicious. These are dangerous people, and if anyone thinks they’ll become model citizens someday, they’re mistaken,” Trump stated.
He emphasized the cost-effectiveness of deportation compared to incarceration, saying, “If we can send them to countries willing to take them for a fraction of what we’d spend on prisons here, that’s a win.”
The deportation strategy includes transferring around 10 individuals classified as “highly dangerous criminal aliens,” some with alleged TDA ties, to Guantanamo Bay.
“Guantanamo Bay will house the worst of the worst, starting today,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed.
The military base has been expanding its operations to accommodate these detainees, with approximately 380 U.S. service members supporting the facility’s new role, according to a spokesperson from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
