Chuck Hernandez

This morning I was on the ground with the ICE Air Operations team in Alexandria, LA to observe and assess removal operations. First up, a plane load of Haitians being sent back home—including those with criminal records for aggravated assault, sex assault, kidnapping, battery, and other crimes. This Administration has made it clear that temporary means TEMPORARY, so if your TPS has expired, or you are otherwise in the country illegally, take advantage of our voluntary departure program and return to your home country—or we WILL arrest and deport you. ICE hit a record this week for the most deportations in a day since President Trump resumed office. While FY26 figures are being finalized, we know that last month ICE alone conducted more removals than any other month. Since June, ICE monthly arrest figures have also been higher—as have self-departures recorded by DHS—than any previous months. We are deportation-maxxing—firing on all cylinders while still expanding our capabilities to ramp up removals beyond current record-breaking levels to deliver on the President’s promise for mass deportation, restoring law and order, keeping our communities safe, and American prosperity.