ICE deportations have increased sharply since Noem’s departure. Going to double 2025

They could probably double even that number if they checked on every Walmart employee and whoever is taking your drive through order at every fast food joint except maybe Chick-fil-A.

Edit...Down Voter works at Walmart or Taco Cabana?

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The only annoying part is that BLS considers it a “lost job” if, say, an illegal gas station attendant leaves the country willingly. I think BLS shouldn’t include immigration related job loss in monthly job report. It’s not relevant

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Thanks Hail, I mention this every time some sky screamer says the jobs the jobs.

Real wage growth (growth after subtracting inflation) has been happening every month under Trump, it simply does not happen if the job market is soft. Why on earth would I give wage increases when there are another dozen willing to take your job.

But millions of illegals have SS# and show up in BLS as a job loss when they go home.

Same with housing, you drop 20 million people in a market where 3-4 million homes are built a year.....and prices go up. No no its the cost of canadian wood, no its hispanic cheap labor. And hispanic labor aint cheap in wages, its ripping off the govt by not paying ss, unemployment, employee tax, etc that makes it cheap.

I think Noem was a plant, myself. She talked Maga but was really a establishment stooge, many of them around. James Lanford is another one, somehow Okie has this loser as a senator. Talks Maga but does alot of GOPe crap. JMO

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Noem wanted a spectacle

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Only another 40 million to go…

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It’s easily 100 million


Have you been to a Home Depot recently?

so... still no mass deportations

One big factor is the major increase in the number of ICE agents.

This adds context to the graph's results.

Grok:

Around 12,000 new officers, agents, and related staff (per ICE/DHS announcements in early 2026), as part of a major recruitment surge that more than doubled the agency’s personnel.

ice.gov

In a January 3, 2026, press release, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated that its nationwide recruitment campaign had hired more than 12,000 officers and employees in less than a year (exceeding an original target of 10,000). It said this more than doubled ICE personnel from about 10,000 to 22,000—a roughly 120% increase—after receiving over 220,000 applications.

Thanks 68.

The number has doubled as should be expected with double the budget, and they are getting better.

The problem is lawfare has risen its ugly head, along with 100s of NGOs that recieved five times the ICE budget during bidens tenure, to fight ICE.

Look at Maryland Man, the govt has expended millions and probably thirteen lifetimes of manhours, and the fcker is still here. And he is a multiple felon offender.