ICE Reports Increase in Arrests and Detentions of Suspected Terrorists

WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JANUARY 5: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sign is seen on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Building in Washington D.C., United States on January 5, 2023. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement annual report noted an increase in arrests, detentions and expulsions of terrorists in the last fiscal year.
In FY 2022, ICE said it removed from the country last fiscal year 2,667 known or suspected gang members, 55 known or suspected terrorists, seven human rights violators, and 74 foreign fugitives wanted by their home governments for crimes including homicide, rape, terrorism and kidnapping.