Immigration and Customs Enforcement is quietly putting up some big numbers. Internal documents and officials tell the New York Times that more than 10,000 people were detained over five days, with daily arrests roughly doubling to about 2,000 and peaking at more than 2,400 on Saturday. The detained population in ICE custody has climbed to over 63,000. Field offices were reportedly directed to shift about 80% of officers into arrest work, seven days a week, after the White House signaled it wanted higher enforcement figures. Lawyers and advocates in Texas, Florida, and Utah report more clients being picked up at routine check-ins, in traffic, and on the way to everyday activities.
The quieter surge follows Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's pledge to move away from the high-profile raids that drew criticism last year, when a Minnesota operation ended with two US citizens killed. A DHS spokeswoman framed the effort bluntly: "If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, we will arrest you and we will deport you." But the latest push has triggered backlash on both sides of the political aisle, with Republicans joining Democrats to protest the arrests of a Nigerian nun and nurse, minors, and others granted protection from deportation, the Washington Post reports. "Our immigration enforcement should target violent criminals," GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz wrote on Facebook. "A Catholic nun on her way to church is not a threat to our community."
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