The Trump administration is reportedly set to send hundreds of border agents to the U.S. interior to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) counterparts arrest migrants there.
CBS News reported that the effort is expected to involve around 500 agents, including some tasked with intercepting the unlawful entry of migrants and drugs. It is expected to start as early as this week.
The administration has already tapped agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the DEA, the FBI and the IRS to help ICE with its tasks. The outlet added that DHS officials have also asked the Pentagon to allow tens of thousands of National Guard troops to be involved as well.
The report was published before Kenneth Genalo, the ICE official leading the branch in charge of arrests and deportations left his post last week. The development was part of a shakeup that also saw Robert Hammer stop being the head of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
However, it took place shortly after a tense meeting on May 21 the ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., where White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told field office directors and agents to significantly raise arrest and deportation figures.
The push for more arrests within the country follows a sharp decline in border crossings—down to 7,181 in March 2025, compared to over 137,000 a year earlier.
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