DHS Data Reveals Nearly 300,000 ICE Arrests, High Gang Involvement

New DHS Immigration Arrest Data

• 🎯 ICE has made nearly 300,000 arrests across the United States since the beginning of the year, according to exclusive data obtained by NewsNation.
• 🔗 One out of every 45 arrests involved a known gang member, totaling over 6,400 individuals apprehended in the U.S. interior.

Gang Activity Breakdown

• 📈 More than a third of apprehended gang members are tied to violent organizations like Trenda Aragua (TDA) and MS-13.
• ⚠️ TDA members constitute 17% of all gang arrests, with one in every 263 total arrests nationwide being a TDA member.
• 🚨 Recent MS-13 arrests include alleged leaders and high-ranking operatives, with both organizations designated as terrorist organizations under the Trump administration.

Prioritizing Criminals

• criminal convictions, even if they are not gang members.
• ⚖️ An example highlighted is a Mexican national arrested by the DEA with 75 pounds of methamphetamine, who had entered the U.S. illegally at least 13 times.

Data Sharing Challenges

• 🌐 A significant issue is the lack of arrest data provided by other countries, such as Venezuela, hindering the vetting process for individuals apprehended in the U.S. interior.
• 🚫 This lack of reciprocal data sharing creates challenges in understanding the full criminal background of arrestees, especially when individuals may have criminal records in their home countries but not in the U.S.