Trump touts record ICE, CBP arrest rates

President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the arrest rates of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as his efforts to deport millions of illegal aliens gains steam.

"It was just announced that, and I’m not necessarily thrilled to be talking about it because it does not exactly sound NICE, the Trump Administration has the Highest Average Daily Arrest Rate by ICE and CBP, including Total Detention, with Final Orders of Removal, than any other president, by far!" Trump posted on Truth Social.

A DHS spokesperson told Just the News this week that, "In President Trump’s first year back in office, more than 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. because of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration including an estimated 2.2 million self-deportations. As of June 24, we have now deported over 948,000 illegal aliens and arrested over 981,000 illegal aliens.”

Trump also complained of courts slow-walking the deportation process, but highlighted the progress the administration had made in speeding up those proceedings.

"The pending Final Orders are being seriously delayed by the Courts, but that is also a record. President Trump has the Highest 12 Month Removal Total, by far, of any president, despite the fact that they fudge their numbers by including people that never even tried to come into the Country," he added. "Likewise, the Average Daily Catch and Repatriation is, by far, the Highest under President Trump. No other president comes close."

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.