Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-Ala.) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 308 illegal migrants on Tuesday following President Trump’s first full day in office.
“Today, ICE made 308 arrests of illegal aliens in our nation’s interior—even with the frigid temperatures,” Britt wrote in a post on the social platform X.
“These arrests were nationwide in every area of interest and included several murderers, rapists, sex offenders and kidnappers,” she added.
After returning to the White House Monday, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders that would restrict immigration and tighten security at the border.
Britt lauded the detainments as a sign of Trump’s dedication to carrying out the largest deportation in the country’s history, which he regularly promised on the campaign trail.
The lawmaker also stated that ICE officials ordered illegal immigrants serving time in jail to be released into ICE’s custody.
“ICE also went to jails and ordered almost 300 additional aliens to be released to ICE custody rather than our nation’s streets,” she wrote in the post. “Common sense is back.”
Advocacy organizations and some Democrats are outraged over the Republican-led effort and fought back on Trump’s Day 1 immigration orders, including his demand to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the commander-in-chief citing clashes with the Constitution. Twenty-two attorneys general in Democratic states also sued Trump over the order.
The Hill has reached out to ICE for comment on the arrests.
