ICE touts record number of deportations in agency's history

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The Department of Homeland Security reports that immigrant deportations and arrests hit an all-time high. More than 491,000 people were arrested by ICE in the last fiscal year, and more than 483,000 were deported. The Trump administration has said it aims to deport one million immigrants annually. William Brangham discussed more with John Sandweg, who was acting ICE Director under President Obama.

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The Supreme Court said today it would hear the Trump administration's ban on asylum claims at the southern border. President Trump enacted the ban the first day of his second term, and a lower court judge has since ruled the policy is illegal.

This comes as the Department of Homeland Security reports immigrant deportations and arrests hit an all-time high.

Amna, more than 491,000 people were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in the last fiscal year, and more than 483,000 of those people were deported. That record high is being touted by the Trump administration, which has said it aims to deport one million immigrants annually.

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