ICE Arrests 308 Illegal Immigrants on Trump’s 1st Full Day in Office, Says GOP Senator

Trump signed executive orders just hours after taking office on Jan. 20 to strengthen U.S. immigration and border security policy

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made 308 arrests on Jan. 21, according to Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.).

“The Trump Administration’s first full day of ICE enforcement was larger than any day in four years of the Biden Administration,” she posted on social media platform X.

“Today, ICE made 308 arrests of illegal aliens in our nation’s interior—even with the frigid temperatures,” she wrote.

“These arrests were nationwide in every area of interest and included several murderers, rapists, sex offenders, and kidnappers. ICE also went to jails and ordered almost 300 additional aliens to be released to ICE custody rather than our nation’s streets.”

The Epoch Times contacted ICE for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders just hours after taking office on Jan. 20 to strengthen U.S. immigration and border security policy.

One of these orders included declaring a national emergency at the southern border. This allows for the military to be deployed there, for the border wall to be completed, and to dispatch unmanned aerial systems without restrictions to detect those entering the United States illegally.

Another one of Trump’s border-related actions was to reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy that requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico pending the adjudication of their asylum request in the United States.

Moreover, Trump ended the CBP One app that allowed those who crossed the border illegally to make an appointment at ports of entry.

One of his executive orders states that “it is the policy of the United States to faithfully execute the immigration laws against all inadmissible and removable aliens, particularly those aliens who threaten the safety or security of the American people” and that “it is the policy of the United States to achieve the total and efficient enforcement of those laws, including through lawful incentives and detention capabilities.”

The Trump administration lifted a policy that prohibited the apprehension of illegal immigrants at or near locations such as churches and schools.

“This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murderers and rapists—who have illegally come into our country,” said the Department of Homeland Security in a Jan. 21 statement.

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.