Immigrant arrests in the US surge to 10,000 in 5 days as ICE clamps down
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Top ICE officials were told to make sure that as many officers as possible were working seven days a week.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Hamed Aleaziz
WASHINGTON – US federal immigration officials have detained more than 10,000 people in the last five days, a major surge that has stemmed from a push within Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to increase arrest rates.
Agency leaders in recent days ordered top ICE officials to focus more of their officers’ efforts on picking up immigrants they want to deport, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with federal officials.