Shrugging off a monthslong funding fight on Capitol Hill, DHS is now renewing its push to increase the number of arrests of immigrants and to expand its hiring of agents. Multiple outlets reported that immigration arrests surged to more than 10,000 people in a span of five days in late June, and White House Border Czar Tom Homan said in an interview with Fox News in May that the administration was on track to deploy 10,000 additional agents, with about 7,000 on board and 3,000 more going through training.
“Bottom line is, we are not gonna give up on President Trump’s promise on mass deportations,” Homan said.
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