LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two months into President Donald Trump’s second time period, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can’t say what number of undocumented immigrants it has arrested in southern Nevada.
The president campaigned on sweeping immigration reform, together with mass deportations of individuals dwelling within the nation illegally. Because the president’s inauguration, unlawful border crossings have plummeted to their lowest ranges in a long time, statistics confirmed.
Over the administration’s first 50 days, ICE arrested practically 33,000 undocumented immigrants, together with 75% accused of or convicted of against the law, the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned Wednesday. Nevertheless, the division couldn’t present a particular variety of arrests in southern Nevada when requested Thursday.
An ICE information dashboard reveals the variety of arrests by means of final September, which incorporates greater than 15,000 arrests in a number of western states through the 4 years of the Biden administration.
Federal courtroom information the 8 Information Now Investigators have reviewed since Jan. 20 present a handful of instances involving unlawful immigration. Nevertheless, no press launch on the division’s web site about unlawful immigration posted since Jan. 20 entails an individual in Nevada or Las Vegas.
“Since Jan. 20, ICE has significantly increased its immigration enforcement activities with additional support from other federal law enforcement and DOD partners,” a spokesperson mentioned. “In an effort to keep the American people informed about the results of our efforts with only the most accurate information, ICE is compiling and validating the data and is working toward publishing our enforcement statistics on a monthly basis.”
In a single case filed in January, federal officers in Las Vegas arrested a person deported 14 instances following his launch from jail on intercourse prices. The arrest occurred through the ultimate days of the Biden administration although the legal proceedings started underneath Trump.
In one other case, ICE arrested a person in southern Nevada described as a political refugee.
Metro and Henderson police will alert ICE to an individual of their jail services accused of sure crimes. Earlier than Congress handed and President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act in late January, Metro’s coverage was to alert ICE if an inmate was in custody for violent felonies, DUI, and home violence-related crimes, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill mentioned.
Metro up to date its coverage so as to add theft, larceny, shoplifting and assaulting a police officer to the record to align with the brand new federal regulation.
Officers at ICE didn’t say how lots of the practically 33,000 ended up deported. The practically 33,000 arrests through the first two months of the Trump administration quantity to just about all of the arrests in 2024, the division mentioned.
McMahill and leaders at Henderson police beforehand advised 8 Information Now their departments wouldn’t assist federal regulation enforcement in any immigration roundups.
