THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO RAMP UP ARRESTS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, ACCORDING TO ANONYMOUS SOURCES WHO SPOKE WITH THE WASHINGTON POST.

ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPER, PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS ICE TO UP THEIR ARRESTS OF UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS FROM A COUPLE HUNDRED A DAY TO BETWEEN 1,200 HUNDRED AND 1,500 ARRESTS.

IN A CALL SATURDAY, FOUR ANONYMOUS SENIOR ICE OFFICIALS TOLD THE POST EACH FIELD ICE OFFICE HAS BEEN TASKED WITH THE GOAL OF ARRESTING 75 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS A DAY AND IF THEY MISS THOSE TARGETS, THE ICE MANAGERS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

THE SENIOR ICE OFFICIALS TOLD THE POST – THEY QUOTAS WILL FORCE ICE AGENTS TO “ENGAGE IN MORE INDISCRIMINATE ENFORCEMENT TACTICS OR FACE ACCUSATIONS OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.”

TRUMP’S BORDER CZAR, TOM HOMAN, APPEARED ON ABC NEWS SUNDAY MORNING.

“SO IS THIS WHAT WE WILL SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY ENDING IN WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PROMISED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS BEING DEPORTED?” ABC NEWS’ MARTHA RADDATZ ASKED.

“YES, BUT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THAT NUMBER STEADILY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS NATIONWIDE AS WE OPEN UP THE APERTURE,” HOMAN SAID. “RIGHT NOW, WE’RE CONCENTRATED ON PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS AND NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS. THAT’S A SMALLER POPULATION. SO WE’RE GOING TO DO THIS ON PRIORITY BASIS AS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROMISE BUT AS THAT APERTURE OPENS, WE’LL HAVE MORE ARRESTS NATIONWIDE.”

LAST WEEK, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREW OUT A POLICY THAT STOPPED ICE OFFICIALS FROM GAINING ACCESS TO “SENSITIVE PLACES” SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES TO ARREST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

HOMAN ARGUES THERE ARE DANGEROUS UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO HIDE IN THESE PLACES TO AVOID DEPORTATION.

IN A STATEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACTING SECRETARY MADE A STATEMENT ON THE MATTER SAYING: “THANKS TO THE LAST ADMINISTRATION’S OPEN BORDER POLICIES, WE’VE SEEN VIOLENT CRIMINALS AND GANG MEMBERS TERRORIZE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. TODAY’S ACTION EMPOWERS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AT THE DOJ TO HELP IDENTIFY AND APPREHEND ALIENS WHO HAVE ILLEGALLY COME INTO OUR COUNTRY. MOBILIZING THESE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WILL HELP FULFILL PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROMISE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO CARRY OUT MASS DEPORTATIONS. FOR DECADES, EFFORTS TO FIND AND APPREHEND ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN PROPER RESOURCES. THIS IS A MAJOR STEP IN FIXING THAT PROBLEM.”

AND ON SUNDAY, ICE RAMPED UP IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN THE SANCTUARY CITY OF CHICAGO WHERE LOCAL POLICE ARE BARRED FROM COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. EVEN IF CHICAGO’S LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS A VIOLENT UNDOCUMENTED OFFENDER BEHIND BARS – THEY’RE LEGALLY BARRED FROM RELAYING THAT INFORMATION TO ICE.

ON SUNDAY, ICE RELEASED A STATEMENT STATING: “U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, ALONG WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP AND THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, BEGAN CONDUCTING ENHANCED TARGETED OPERATIONS TODAY IN CHICAGO TO ENFORCE U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW AND PRESERVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY BY KEEPING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CRIMINAL ALIENS OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES.”

CHICAGO MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON RESPONDED IN A POST ON X WRITING: “WE’VE RECEIVED REPORTS OF ICE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY IN CHICAGO TODAY. PLEASE KNOW THAT CHICAGO POLICE WERE NOT INVOLVED. MY TEAM AND I ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH CITY OFFICIALS. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THEIR RIGHTS.”

HOMAN AND TRUMP HAVE PROMISED MILLIONS OF MASS DEPORTATIONS. HOMAN HAS ALSO REPEATEDLY SAID – THEY’RE GOING AFTER CRIMINALS FIRST AND OTHER UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO BE “ON THE TABLE.”

ALSO OF NOTE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT TOLD THE POST IN AN EMAIL THEIR STORY ON ICE QUOTAS WAS “FALSE.”