Immigration arrests increased under President Trump while deportations decreased, according to 2017 year-end statistics released by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
This year's statistics reveal that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers conducted 143,470 arrests, a 25 percent increase from the number of arrests in 2016. Trump campaigned on an immigration crackdown and members of his administration view these year-end numbers as fulfilling that promise.
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