đ¨ New NICE data reveals a stark realityânearly 99% of the 18.6M illegal aliens in the U.S. continue to roam free, even 120 days into the Trump administration. Despite a 21% increase in ICE detainees. Only 1.26% are detained or tracked (49,005 in facilities, 184,899 enrolled in GPS monitoring). Even if Congress quadrupled ICE detention beds to 200k via reconciliation, it would only raise that to 2.1%.
Todd Lyons is doing all he can, but resource constraints are the core issue. Bafflingly, with WH approval, House Republicans chose to go $30B below the $110B ICE could have receivedâresulting in a 100k bed total.
When the money hits, WH/DHS must allow Todd and co. to go beyond criminal aliensâ600k are roaming freeâbut the have a non-detained docket nearing 8M, and 1.4M final orders of removal. Final orders must be prioritized alongside criminals, setting a 2M mass deportation floor.
NICE Pres. RJ Hauman: 'Congress is inching closer to a historic investment, but the bed total, tracking, and criminality prioritization wonât make a dent in a 18.6M population. We need a massive shift to deliver on a clear electoral mandate.'