Katie Boyd Britt, Republican of Alabama, celebrated that, on Donald Trump’s first day as president, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 308 immigrants.
Through a message published on platform X, formerly known as Twitter, The 42-year-old senator applauded the efforts of ICE members to work under adverse weather conditions with the aim of enforcing the order implemented by the head of the nation to combat the immigration phenomenon.
“Today, ICE made 308 arrests of illegal immigrants inside our nation, even in the frigid temperatures,” he explained.
In the style of Donald Trump, the lawyer who graduated from the University of Alabama labeled everyone people arrested as criminals that represented a risk to society.
“These arrests were nationwide in all areas of interest and included several murderers, rapists, sex offenders and kidnappers,” he emphasized.
In addition, The Republican senator also mentioned that several undocumented immigrants who remained imprisoned were granted freedom with the aim of remaining in ICE custody and thus, within a few days, deporting them to their respective nations of origin.
“ICE also went to the prisons and ordered that almost 300 more foreigners be released and placed in their custody instead of leaving them on the streets of our country. “Common sense has returned,” he said.
It should be noted that, since last year, Donald Trump anticipated that he would implement the largest deportation of immigrants in American history, a process that was launched by signing several orders that empower ICE agents to detain immigrants even in areas previously considered “sensitive” such as: schools, shelters, courts and even churches, to name a few.
In this regard, Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said the importance of empowering ICE agents to carry out the president’s mandate.
“This action empowers the brave men and women of CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens, including murderers and rapists, who have entered our country illegally,” he stressed.
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