If you’ve been wondering whether the federal government is finally getting serious about immigration enforcement, the latest numbers from ICE offer a glimmer of hope – emphasis on glimmer.
Yes, ICE is detaining more illegal aliens – 65,135 currently as of November – including both criminals and the supposedly “non-criminal” crowd the Dems are constantly complaining about. And apparently, about 2 million have either been deported or have self-deported.
But when you’ve got 10 million+ foreign nationals waved through the border on purpose by the Biden Administration, it’s pretty obvious we’re not exactly catching up.
And the holdup? The usual: Democrats throwing themselves in front of enforcement like it’s a Broadway production – protesting, blocking buses and gates, shouting down and attacking agents, and treating ICE like they are the villains.
So no, there’s no “Mission Accomplished” banner to hang. And with the midterms looming, the clock isn’t just ticking – it’s practically screaming. Time is of the essence.
The reality is simple: for years, immigration laws were treated like polite suggestions. Show up illegally? Stay as long as you want. Break the rules? Don’t worry – someone (Dems and their NGOs) will apologize for inconveniencing you, hand you a free iPhone and some housing to boot.
So this recent uptick in detentions isn’t just welcome – it’s embarrassingly overdue. And sure, clearing out the rapists, drunk drivers, child molesters, and murderers is Priority #1. But let’s not kid ourselves: they’re all here illegally, so the whole lineup needs to go.
Under President Trump, ICE is finally detaining people who shouldn’t be here in the first place. Non-criminal doesn’t mean law-abiding – it means the person’s very presence violates federal law. Treating that like a serious offense is not cruelty; it’s common sense. Enforcement without consequences isn’t enforcement at all.
If anything, the real story is how much more remains undone. The backlog is enormous. If we want secure borders, safer communities, and a system that actually respects the rule of law, the numbers we have now can’t be the high-water mark. It has to be the warm-up.