On December 30, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the agency’s annual report showcasing how the agency has responded to what they described as increasingly complex transnational security threats in fiscal year (FY) 2022. One glaring aspect of the annual report is the agency’s reported doubling of immigration arrests.
ICE conducted 142,750 administrative arrests and of that, 96,354 individuals were categorized as “other immigration violators,” mainly recent border crossers.
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 46,396 people with a criminal history, ICE said. Those arrested had an average of 4.3 charges and convictions per individual. ~ ABC News
The FY 2022 arrests, although almost double that of FY 2021, are still very low numbers compared to the last two years of ICE deportations under Ex-President Donald Trump. In FY 2020, 185,884 illegal immigrants were deported and in FY 2019, “… 267,258 were sent back across the border.”
“ICE continues to disrupt transnational criminal organizations, remove threats to national security and public safety, uphold the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and collaborate with its colleagues across government and law enforcement in pursuit of our shared mission to keep U.S. communities safe,” said ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson.
“ICE’s annual report highlights the efforts of our more than 20,000 law enforcement and support personnel in responding to complex cross-border and domestic threats. We will continue to safeguard national security and public safety while living our core values: integrity, courage, and excellence.”
The Washington Times reported that the 142,750 people arrested in FY 2022 is, “almost double the roughly 74,000 in 2021. But arrests of those with criminal convictions fell slightly, to 36,322.”
Arrests and deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement increased in fiscal year 2022 after plummeting to record-low levels in 2021, according to a government report released Friday. https://t.co/2pk1n5cSNP
