Senator Ashley Moody on Record ICE Arrests and Immigration Enforcement Under Trump

Record ICE Arrests and Removals

• 🧊 ICE has arrested 66,000 illegal aliens with a 99% removal rate, a figure described as "record-breaking" and "unprecedented."
• 🎯 These arrests include nearly 500 individuals accused or convicted of murder and over 2,200 identified as gang members.
• 📈 The number of encounters at the southern border has dropped by almost 100% under the current administration.

Aggressive Enforcement and Legal Strategy

• ⚖️ Senator Moody, a former judge and AG, applauds the administration's aggressive use of existing laws and legal authority to expedite removals.
• ✊ The administration is described as fighting hard in court, using emergency declarations and designating gangs as terrorist organizations to justify removals.
• ⚠️ Moody contrasts this with the previous administration's approach, which she characterized as purposefully breaking the border and covering it up.

Due Process and Immigration Law

• ❓ The discussion addresses President Trump's comments on due process for illegal immigrants, emphasizing that a different standard applies.
• 💡 Senator Moody explains that there are legal exceptions and limitations regarding expedited removal for individuals entering illegally, especially those with ties to designated foreign terrorist organizations.
• ✅ The administration is committed to following legal processes while aggressively pursuing removals of dangerous individuals.

Comparison to Previous Administration

• 📉 Moody highlights the dramatic transformation at the southern border, contrasting it with what she calls a "massive border invasion" engineered by the last administration.
• 🚀 The current administration's success is attributed to taking immigration enforcement seriously and acting quickly to remove individuals who pose a danger to communities.
• 🇺🇸 The senator expresses pride in the administration's efforts to restore national security and fix border issues, comparing their aggressiveness to the previous administration's actions in dismantling security.