Immigration enforcement ramp-up has only just begun, VP Vance promises [View all]
Source: USA Today
Updated Jan. 8, 2026, 9:39 p.m. ET
Federal officials say Americans can expect to see even more muscular immigration enforcement in the coming months, with over 10,000 new ICE agents hitting the streets, armed with personal data harvested by private contractors.
Speaking on a Jan. 7 FOX NEWS broadcast, Vice President JD Vance said ICE would be going "door to door" in the coming months as agents carry out President Donald Trump's plans for the largest mass deportation in history. Federal officials say they've now got about 22,000 agents and investigators, up from 10,000 a year ago.
Without providing specific details, White House officials say 2.5 million people living illegally in the United States have already been deported or left under pressure, and promise far more will be leaving one way or another.
Vance's comments were broadcast hours after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis shot and killed a woman inside her car during a chaotic confrontation.
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