President Trump's "Border czar" Tom Homan and other top officials oversaw immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago on Sunday, as ICE officials announced 956 arrests in one day on Sunday Why it matters: The largest number of single-day arrests announced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Trump took office last Monday and declared a national emergency on the U.

The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide Sunday that included multiple federal agencies and resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,000 people, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The new Trump administration has launched a nationwide immigration crackdown that saw some 1,000 people arrested in a single day on Sunday, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement data. ICE field officers have been given a quota of 75 arrests per day,

Some of Trump’s actions have taken effect immediately. Others are facing legal challenges or will require additional funding.

Trump sought to make good on his campaign promises, signing a flurry of executive orders related to illegal immigration and refugee admissions.

A tense weekend for the Trump administration escalated to threats and counterthreats between the United States and Colombia. The White House is framing this as a victory after Colombia has apparently backed down and agreed to take back illegal immigrants after initially refusing to allow U.