The Trump Administration has prioritized targeting gang members
including members of MS-13.
• In September 2017, the DOJ worked with Central American
partners to arrest and charge about 4,000 MS-13 members.
• The Department of Homeland Security arrested 796 MS-13
gang members and associates in FY 2017, an 83 percent
increase from the previous year.
• In FY 2018, DHS arrested more than 10,000 gang members
including more than 2,000 members of MS-13.
• US Border Patrol and the Office of Field Operations
have seized a combined nearly 3 million pounds of drugs
since 2017.
The Trump Administration has worked to partner with local law
enforcement to enforce immigration laws.
• As of May 2019, 80 counties in 21 states are
participating in the 287(g) programs, which gives
state and local law enforcement entities delegated
authority by ICE to enforce immigration in
their jurisdiction.
The Trump Administration
has made removals of
illegal immigrants
a priority.
• In FY 2017, ICE conducted 226,119 removals. The proportion of
removals resulting from ICE arrests increased from 65,332, or
27 percent of total removals in FY 2016 to 81,603, or 36 percent
of total removals, in FY 2017.
• In FY 2018, ICE conducted 256,085 removals, an increase of
13% over FY 2017, with 57% of the removals in FY 2018 being
convicted criminals.
NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE
Protecting America and our Allies by Rebuilding the Military, President
Trump is rebuilding our military, defeating terrorist organizations, and
confronting rogue nations to protect America and our allies.
Upon taking office, President Trump directed the rebuilding of the
United States military.
• While in office, President Trump has worked with Congress to
increase defense spending, reverse the defense sequester,
expand our military capacity, and modernize its capabilities.
• The President has empowered the Secretary of Defense and our
military commanders to make decisions, seize the initiative, and
win – without micromanagement from Washington.
The Trump Administration has worked to rebuild the US Military and
provided the Defense Department nearly 1.5 Trillion dollars in the past
two NDAAs.
• In 2018, the Trump Administration signed a $700 billion
NDAA to rebuild our military in 2018, the largest amount in
history which gave the military a 2.4% pay raise, the biggest
since 2010.
• In 2017, President Trump signed the National
Defense Authorization Act of FY 2018 which
increased the size of the American Armed
Forces for the first time in seven years and
authorized nearly $700 billion annually
for US defense expenditures.
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