The Biden years taught Democrats they could get away with anything on immigration.
Federal agencies played their little games while millions of illegal aliens walked free.
And Donald Trump pulled off one massive border move that left Democrats shell-shocked.
Trump Mobilizes Entire Federal Law Enforcement Arsenal
President Trump isn’t messing around when it comes to mass deportations.
The administration has pulled federal agents from the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Prisons, Border Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement hunt down illegal immigrants.¹
These aren’t just paper-pushing bureaucrats.
These are hardened federal agents who know how to track down dangerous criminals.
Now they’re using those same skills to find the millions of illegal aliens who’ve been living in the shadows under Biden’s open border policies.
The scope is breathtaking.
Agents who normally spend their days chasing drug cartels and fugitives have temporarily set aside their regular duties to help ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations team.¹
Even FBI agents were told to spend one-third of their time on immigration enforcement instead of white-crime investigations.¹
Democrats Throw Tantrum Over Law Enforcement Actually Enforcing Laws
Democrats are absolutely losing their minds over Trump’s brilliant strategy.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, called the move "a recipe for disaster."¹
"The administration moving all the law enforcement resources it can to assist with mass deportations is a recipe for disaster," Thompson whined.¹
Translation: Democrats are terrified that Trump is actually going to deliver on his promise to secure America’s borders.
For decades, Democrats have hidden behind the excuse that there weren’t enough resources for deportations.
Now Trump has eliminated that excuse by mobilizing the full power of federal law enforcement.
Theresa Cardinal Brown, a former DHS official under Bush and Obama, complained that prioritizing immigration enforcement takes resources away from other law enforcement activities.¹
But here’s what Brown and other establishment critics don’t understand – immigration security IS national security.
As White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson put it perfectly: "Immigration security IS national security… Enforcing our immigration laws and removing illegal aliens is one big way President Trump is Making America Safe Again."¹
The Numbers That Have Democrats Panicking
Trump’s operation has a ambitious goal: 1 million arrests by next January.¹
With roughly 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S., this represents the largest deportation effort in American history.¹
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" will allow ICE to hire 10,000 new officers – doubling their current force of 20,000 law enforcement and support personnel.¹
"A larger force will provide ICE agents with the necessary protection so they can continue to carry out removals," Noem explained.¹
The sheer scale has Democrats in full panic mode because they know Trump means business.
Why Trump’s Strategy Is Brilliant
Trump learned from his first term that you can’t drain the swamp by playing by the swamp’s rules.
Instead of waiting for Congress to fund more ICE agents, he’s using existing federal resources more effectively.
During his first week in office, then-acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a memo allowing DEA, ATF, and Marshals Service employees to enforce federal immigration laws.¹
"Mobilizing these law enforcement officials will help fulfill President Trump’s promise to the American people to carry out mass deportations," a DHS spokesman said. "For decades, efforts to find and apprehend illegal aliens have not been given proper resources. This is a major step in fixing that problem."¹
The strategy is working so well that even some Border Patrol agents have been reassigned to help with interior enforcement because the border is finally under control.¹
Democrats’ Hypocrisy Gets Exposed
The Democrat hysteria over this operation exposes their complete hypocrisy on law enforcement.
These are the same politicians who spent four years defunding police and letting criminals run wild in Democrat-run cities.
Now they’re suddenly concerned about "diverting" law enforcement resources?
The truth is Democrats never wanted immigration laws enforced in the first place.
They preferred the chaos of Biden’s open borders because it served their political agenda of importing future Democrat voters.
The Deep State Pushes Back
Not surprisingly, some federal employees are complaining about their new assignments.
According to the Washington Examiner, "some of those reassigned employees and officials expressed concern about unfinished work at their original agencies."¹
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations reportedly "feel that making street arrests is below their pay grade."¹
This is exactly the kind of bureaucratic arrogance that Trump was elected to crush.
These federal employees work for the American people, not the other way around.
If the President of the United States says immigration enforcement is the top priority, then that’s their job.
All hands on Deck Approach
Secretary Noem said that increased manpower is about safety.
"There’s safety in numbers," Noem said. "These rioters are cowards who’ll keep challenging us as long as they think they can get away with it. DHS needs to boost its manpower and resources to both remove illegal aliens and keep things peaceful in the process."¹
The strategy is already working.
Federal agencies are expressing support for the immigration enforcement mission, even though it’s outside their normal responsibilities.
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, working closely with our colleagues in the Department of Justice, continues to support the Department of Homeland Security and our federal law enforcement partners in their immigration enforcement efforts," ATF spokeswoman Ashlee Sherrill said.¹
Trump Delivers on Campaign Promise
This massive operation proves that Trump meant every word of his campaign promises.
He said he would conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said ICE and HSI agents are "excited to be able to do their jobs again."¹
After four years of Biden telling them to stand down and let illegal aliens flood into the country, federal agents are finally free to enforce the law.
The message from the Trump administration is crystal clear: if you’re in this country illegally, you will be found and you will be removed.
Democrats can cry and complain all they want, but Trump has the law on his side and the resources to back it up.
¹ Anna Giaritelli, "Trump calls up nonimmigration officers to help execute ICE deportation operation," Washington Examiner, July 2, 2025.
