Homan: ICE Arrests Hit Record Highs

Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, announced Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has achieved consecutive monthly arrest records and expects the figures to rise further as the administration expands its enforcement workforce.

Speaking on Greg Kelly Reports on Newsmax, Homan stated that ICE reached an all-time monthly high in June before surpassing it again in July. "June was the highest month in the history of the agency," He said. "July, they broke another record, and I expect to break another record in August."

ICE data showed 43,138 arrests of undocumented immigrants in June, a new record for Trump's second term, with July exceeding that total.

"We're removing more people, [a] record number of arrests and deportations," Homan said.

Homan addressed criticism from some Trump supporters who contend the administration has not pursued deportations aggressively enough, explaining that the removal process involves multiple steps beyond apprehension. "We've got to find the alien who doesn't want to be found," Homan said. "We've got to take them into detention. Then there's a process. Get travel documents, get orders of removal to remove them. It's not just a daily thing. It doesn't happen that easily."

He attributed continued record enforcement numbers to agency efforts despite legal obstacles, court rulings, sanctuary jurisdictions, and foreign governments slow to issue travel documents.

"Despite all that, despite the injunctions, despite the radical judges, despite the sanctuary cities, despite the difficulty in moving aliens to countries that don't want to give us travel documents, we're making record historic number of arrests and deportations," Homan said.

He indicated additional progress is possible with more personnel. "Am I happy with the number right now? No, I want more, too," He said. "And as we bring these thousands of more agents on, we expect those numbers to increase, and we're going to keep fighting."

Homan identified workplace immigration enforcement as a priority and connected the enforcement campaign to Trump's law-and-order agenda in Washington, D.C., noting that federal authorities have removed "thousands of illegal aliens" From the capital, including individuals he described as public safety threats.

Police data through Monday showed overall crime in Washington down 20% year-over-year, with homicides falling 31% and robberies down 15%. Vehicle thefts decreased 53%, though overall violent crime rose 3%, driven by a 41% increase in assaults with dangerous weapons.

"I work in the city every day," Homan said. "I've never seen it so clean and so safe again."