MILLER, NOEM PUSH ICE TO 3,000 DAILY ARRESTS IN NATIONWIDE INTERIOR CRACKDOWN

Axios reports that Stephen Miller and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem directed ICE leadership to sharply ramp up interior enforcement, setting an informal target of about 3,000 arrests per day—roughly triple early Trump-term averages. The May 21 meeting at ICE HQ included Corey Lewandowski; some attendees feared job consequences if benchmarks aren’t met. The administration is shifting from border to interior operations, backed by new funding and moves to expand detention capacity and staffing. Protests over new detention beds and local resistance are already emerging as the White House vows the largest deportation drive in U.S. history.