Washington D.C., May 20, 2017 / 03:19 am
Immigration arrests have risen sharply in 2017 compared to the previous year, after the Trump administration unveiled stricter immigration policies, which were decried by the U.S. bishops.
In the first 100 days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the subject, immigration arrests are up almost 40 percent compared with the same time last year.
According to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency's Enforcement and Removal Operations deportation officers made 41,318 immigration arrests between Jan. 22 and April 29, 2017, more than 400 arrests per day and up from 30,028 made between Jan. 24 and April 30, 2016.
"These statistics reflect President Trump's commitment to enforce our immigration laws fairly and across the board," ICE's acting director Thomas Homan stated.