The Trump admin is digging up the dirt on the former administration. It’s sickening.
And now ICE agents have come clean about this treasonous act from Joe Biden.
ICE Officials Slam Biden Admin for Fudging Arrest Numbers, Praise Trump’s Early Crackdown
Senior officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have come forward with sharp criticism, alleging that the Biden administration deliberately twisted data to inflate the appearance of ICE arrests during its tenure. The accusations surfaced during a press call with reporters on Wednesday, where top brass from ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) celebrated what they described as a remarkable push to detain criminal illegal migrants in the first 50 days of President Donald Trump’s return to office.
Since Trump reclaimed the White House on January 20, ICE has racked up more than 30,000 arrests—a staggering figure that nearly rivals the total arrests recorded throughout the entire fiscal year of 2024 under Biden’s watch. But the story doesn’t stop there. ICE leaders didn’t just tout the numbers; they took aim at the previous administration, claiming it cooked the books to deceive the public about its immigration enforcement record.
“The Biden administration was purposely misleading the American people by categorizing individuals processed released into the interior of the United States as ICE arrests,” said ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons during the call. He explained that an exhaustive internal review uncovered tens of thousands of so-called “arrests” that were nothing more than illegal aliens processed and set loose into American neighborhoods. “The previous administration counted these arrests, even though no immigration enforcement action was taken,” Lyons added, noting that “many” of those released turned out to be violent criminals and gang members who later made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Lyons painted a grim picture of ICE’s operations under Biden, saying officers who were supposed to hunt down dangerous public safety threats were instead stuck processing a tidal wave of illegal border crossers. “During the Biden administration, ICE officers typically tasked with identifying removable public safety threats were instead reassigned to processing this unprecedented amount of illegal aliens that were crossing our southern border,” he said. The result? Criminal migrants were left roaming free across the country.
Digging into the numbers, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division logged 113,431 administrative arrests in fiscal year 2024, according to the agency’s annual report. But a senior ICE official on the call clarified that the “vast majority” of these were what they call “pass-through” arrests—cases where non-citizens were briefly detained by ICE, only to be released into the U.S. interior with instructions to check in later. “They just passed through ICE before they were released into the interior and were told to report to an ICE office,” the official said. “None of these arrests were made by ICE.”
Contrast that with Trump’s first 50 days back in office, from January 20 to March 10. In that short span, ICE notched 32,809 arrests of illegal migrants—none of which, officials stressed, were pass-through cases. The haul included some serious offenders: nearly half were convicted criminals, close to 1,000 faced pending criminal charges, and 1,155 were suspected gang members. That gang figure alone is almost two-and-a-half times higher than the number nabbed in the same period last year.
The stark difference, officials say, comes down to policy. When Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he kicked things off with a flurry of executive orders aimed at dismantling the border security framework Trump had built. Biden even tried to slap a 100-day freeze on deportations, though that move hit legal roadblocks. As the border situation spiraled into a full-blown crisis, Biden tacked toward tougher enforcement, eventually signing an order that mostly shut down the southern border to asylum seekers.
Trump, on the other hand, has wasted no time flipping the script since his return. His administration has unleashed a wave of executive actions and policy shifts designed to empower ICE agents. Deportation officers now have the green light to operate in previously off-limits “sensitive locations,” and Trump has tapped nearly every federal agency to pitch in on immigration enforcement. The result, ICE officials argue, is a leaner, meaner operation that’s finally free to chase down the bad guys. For now, the numbers—and the accusations—are doing the talking. One thing’s clear: the immigration fight under President Donald Trump is back, and it’s as fiery as ever.
🚨 BREAKING – DEPORTATION UPDATE: ICE is currently maxed out on migrant beds, has 47,600 illegals in detention.
Illegal aliens arrested from Jan. 20 to March 10: 32,809.
Biden's arrests for all of Fiscal Year 2024 were 33,300.
Source: @BillMelugin_ / Fox
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 12, 2025
ICE Investigations Lead To Arrest Of 4 Illegal Aliens Implicated In Gun Crimes
On March 6, 2025, federal authorities unveiled charges against four individuals classified as illegal aliens, accusing them of unlawfully possessing firearms and committing related offenses. These charges stem from a string of law enforcement operations conducted across New Mexico, aimed at curbing illegal firearm possession.
The first incident unfolded on February 25, when special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) carried out a search warrant at an apartment in Albuquerque. Inside one bedroom, agents discovered a loaded pistol equipped with an extended magazine holding 19 rounds of ammunition. A witness at the scene told authorities that the firearm belonged to Maikol Ramos and claimed to have seen him with it previously. Ramos, identified as a Venezuelan national, was confirmed to be in the United States illegally. He now faces a criminal complaint charging him with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm or ammunition.
In a separate bedroom of the same apartment, agents found another loaded pistol along with additional ammunition stashed beneath a bed. Antoni Herrera, also a Venezuelan national unlawfully present in the U.S., admitted ownership of the weapon. He revealed to investigators that he had acquired it two weeks earlier as payment for a debt. Like Ramos, Herrera is charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm or ammunition.
Days earlier, on February 19, HSI agents executed a federal search warrant at a residence in Espanola, New Mexico, belonging to Raul Esparza-Gonzalez. The operation yielded a haul of 11 firearms, including an assortment of pistols, revolvers, shotguns, and rifles. During questioning, Esparza-Gonzalez confessed to purchasing the weapons through private transactions, fully aware that possessing them was illegal due to his status. He told agents he had been deported to Mexico in the past and had re-entered the United States illegally approximately six years ago. Esparza-Gonzalez now faces a criminal complaint for being an alien in possession of a firearm.
In a distinct case, HSI launched an investigation in January 2025 into Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, prompted by an anonymous tip. Ortega-Lopez, a Venezuelan national suspected of ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, was allegedly living with other illegal aliens in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and had been seen with firearms. Authorities determined that he had entered the United States illegally on December 15, 2023, and was released pending removal proceedings. Evidence pulled from social media depicted Ortega-Lopez handling multiple firearms at a shooting range in Las Cruces. He too has been charged by criminal complaint with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm or ammunition.
All four men—Ramos, Herrera, Esparza-Gonzalez, and Ortega-Lopez—remain in custody as they await trial, though no dates have been set for their court appearances. If found guilty of the charges currently leveled against them, each could face up to 15 years behind bars.
The investigations benefited from the collaboration of multiple agencies. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives provided critical support, while enforcement assistance came from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, Albuquerque Police Department, and New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Timothy Trembley, Patrick Cordova, Maria Armijo, and Ry Ellison have taken up the prosecution of these cases, working to ensure the legal process moves forward.
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