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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Begins With 308 ICE Arrests
By Benjamin Abioye
Following President Trump’s executive orders on immigration, ICE conducted 308 arrests across the U.S., with concerns rising over targeted actions and the end of protections for sensitive locations.
After President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders to tighten immigration enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have reportedly carried out arrests across the country.
However, sources familiar with the operations told NBC News that these arrests appear to be part of regular “routine operations” rather than a large-scale raid in any particular area.
On Wednesday, Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, shared that ICE had made 308 arrests nationwide. To provide some context, ICE’s daily average arrest rate in September 2024 was 282. While the arrests focused on criminals, the source could not confirm whether migrants without criminal convictions were arrested as “collateral arrests.”
These actions have taken place amid growing concerns from major cities that have been historically friendly to immigrants, such as Chicago, Denver, and Minneapolis, where there were speculations about potential large ICE raids targeting immigrant communities.
Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the end of a policy that had limited ICE’s ability to arrest undocumented individuals at sensitive locations such as schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. This policy, which had been in effect since the Obama administration, was expanded under the Biden administration to include areas like domestic violence shelters. The change is part of the Trump administration’s broader push to allow ICE more flexibility in making arrests.
“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement and instead trusts them to use common sense,” DHS stated in a release about the new policy.
However, its impact on cities that act as sanctuaries for immigrants, like Chicago, remains uncertain. Rev. Beth Brown of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church in Chicago criticized the move, saying, “It’s a lot of rhetoric designed to fear and terrorize people, especially immigrants.” She added that even without a judicial warrant, ICE officers cannot enter church buildings or any faith community buildings, including houses of worship.
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