The Trump administration has achieved a significant milestone in immigration enforcement. On Wednesday, federal authorities announced the arrest of over 10,000 suspected gang members since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. This forms part of a larger campaign focused on removing violent criminals from communities across the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlighted that the arrested individuals face charges for various crimes, including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, robbery, and extortion. Markwayne Mullin, the Secretary of Homeland Security, stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is fulfilling the administration’s goal of making communities safer.
Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security, expressed in a statement, “Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE has arrested more than 10,000 gang members.” He also mentioned that many of these gang members had previously entered the U.S. during Joe Biden’s administration.
Mullin credited the Secure America Act for enhancing ICE’s ability to arrest gang members and criminals. Among those apprehended was Javier Hernandez Rosas, identified as the 10,000th suspected gang member arrested. Rosas is an alleged MS-13 member and an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. He has past convictions for cocaine possession and prior arrests for abduction and weapons possession.
President Trump has asserted that stricter ICE enforcement is compelling violent illegal immigrants to leave the U.S. Due to these actions, reverse migration, foreign prison releases, and expanded metro raids have been cited as results. Concurrently, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced reaching a record staffing level of 21,471 agents — the highest in the agency’s 102-year history.
The administration has prioritized border security during Trump’s second term, claiming over an 87% drop in illegal immigration compared to October 2024 levels.
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