Trump Administration Expands Immigration Efforts With New Orders For Federal Agents

President Donald Trump’s administration has taken decisive action to bolster immigration enforcement by authorizing multiple federal agencies to assist in locating and detaining illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security, under acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman, issued a directive granting immigration enforcement authority to several federal law enforcement agencies.

The order extends immigration duties to officers from the U.S. Marshals, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Bureau of Prisons. These agencies will now be able to help identify and apprehend individuals residing in the country illegally, an effort aimed at fulfilling Trump’s promise to ramp up deportations.

Huffman emphasized that this directive addresses the lack of resources that have hindered enforcement efforts in the past. She stated that mobilizing additional law enforcement personnel will enhance the administration’s ability to handle the ongoing border crisis and target individuals who have entered the country unlawfully.

With the addition of these federal agencies, the total number of personnel involved in immigration enforcement has grown by approximately 31,000 officers, significantly boosting the workforce of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which together have about 40,000 agents.

Since the directive was issued, immigration officers have conducted targeted operations in multiple cities, resulting in hundreds of arrests. Among those detained were individuals with criminal records, including members of violent gangs such as Tren de Aragua.

The expanded enforcement effort follows the administration’s decision to eliminate policies that previously allowed illegal immigrants to remain in the country while awaiting court proceedings.