DHS Closing in on Half-Million Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens 

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House nine months ago Monday, the Department of Homeland Security has arrested some 480,000 criminal illegal aliens, according to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.  

Among the nearly half a million arrests, “70% of those individuals have criminal charges against them or have been convicted of those criminal charges,” Noem said at a press conference in Sarasota, Florida, on Monday.  

“Across the country, we’re making communities safer so that families can thrive, and they can prosper, and they can enjoy the kind of freedom that this country was established to provide,” she said.  

The Trump administration is “not going to let individuals terrorize our streets anymore, and we’re not going to let them make victims out of families that live in this country,” the DHS secretary said.  

Citing a recent Harvard Center for American Political Studies-Harris Poll, Noem said 78% of Americans support the deportation of illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the U.S., and 56% of Americans support the removal of any migrant in the U.S. illegally.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are conducting operations in cities across America, including sanctuary cities, such as Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, where local law enforcement are barred from assisting federal immigration officers.  

While Washington, D.C., is a Democrat-run city, Noem praised the U.S. capital city for increasing cooperation with immigration officials.  

In addition to ongoing operation in cities like Memphis, Tenn., and San Francisco, Noem said DHS will “continue to make sure we’re focused not just in those cities that we hear about on the news, but also cities like Sarasota, that we make sure that law enforcement officers in every single community get the chance to continue to get these criminals off of their streets.”  

Immigration enforcement operations have been met with protests and some violent demonstrations in cities across the country, leading to a 1,000% increase in violence against law enforcement officers since Trump returned to the Oval Office.  

Border czar Tom Homan said federal immigration officers and their families need protection from the threats they face. Homan, during a recent interview on Fox News, said that he has not lived with his wife since March due to the death threats he is facing.  

“This has gone beyond the pale. It’s insulting,” Homan said. “God bless the men and women of ICE and Border Patrol. Before I go to bed every night, I say a prayer for every person out there wearing that shield that they go home safe to their families, and every illegal alien we arrest goes home safe to their families. I don’t want to see any bloodshed.”  

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