Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests
Briefly

The article discusses the Trump administration's aggressive stance on illegal immigration, prioritizing mass deportations and increased arrests by ICE. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is conducting workplace raids in various states, driven by pressure from the White House for higher arrest numbers. Using a new mapping app, ICE is identifying individuals with deportation orders more efficiently. The involvement of officials like Thomas D. Homan and Stephen Miller indicates a strategic push within the administration, though former officials warn this pressure heightens the risk of operational mistakes by agents.
"Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is carrying out workplace raids across the country like the one in the garment district of Los Angeles last week that kicked off protests and a vast federal response."
"Thomas D. Homan, Mr. Trump's border czar, said in an interview, 'I said it from Day 1, if you're in the country illegally, you're not off the table... so we're opening that aperture up.'"
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