The Trump administration has issued a quota of 1,800 arrests per day by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide.
According to a report from the New York Post, the agency’s 25 offices must make at least 75 arrests each day to meet the quota.
Since President Trump took office less than 10 days ago, ICE has made approximately 4,500 arrests.
Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller explained that the quota is a “floor, not a ceiling.”
“So first of all, the numbers you cited are a floor, not a ceiling. Very importantly, they’re a floor. The goal is to arrest at least that many, but hopefully many more,” Miller said.
Cut off their federal funding and they’ll self deport