EXCLUSIVE: U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported more than 2,000 known or suspected terrorists from the U.S.
since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tells Fox News Digital, as the nation prepares to mark 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.DHS said ICE arrested more than 2,150 known or suspected terrorists between Jan.20, 2025, and Sept.
9, 2026, and deported 2,015 during that period."As we reflect on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the brave men and women of ICE continue to carry out their duty to protect the homeland and keep the American people safe," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in the department’s announcement.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION PUSH FUELS ICE'S BIGGEST ARREST MONTH IN AGENCY HISTORYU.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago.
(Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)Mullin said ICE had arrested more than 2,100 known or suspected terrorists and deported more than 2,000, adding that the anniversary underscored the department’s commitment to "eternal vigilance."DHS pointed to several recent cases involving alleged terrorists and members of designated foreign terrorist organizations.WHITE HOUSE UFC TERROR PLOT 'RINGLEADER' IS A MEXICAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, DHS CONFIRMSICE agents conduct a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago.(Christopher Dilts / Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)In June, federal authorities arrested Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, a Mexican national DHS described as the suspected ringleader of an alleged mass-casualty plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.DHS said Alvarez overstayed a visitor visa that expired in 2001 and later received DACA status in 2014.
ICE lodged a detainer following his arrest.Days earlier, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Felipe Linare...