ICE agents book 29 illegals at Madison County jail
Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have locked up 29 individuals on charges of being in the country illegally since last Monday, when President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for his second term.
Trump centered his campaign around illegal immigration and strengthening the borders, with agents across the country swiftly rounding up illegal immigrants hours after Trump was sworn into office.
Last Monday and Tuesday, ICE agents locked up 20 different individuals in the Madison County Detention Center. Individuals arrested by federal agencies ranging from the FBI to ATF to ICE are typically held at the Madison County jail, though their arrest could have taken place in another jurisdiction.
Three more individuals were booked into the jail on Tuesday of this week.
The 20 individuals booked in last week no longer show up in the jail registry, meaning ICE has either released them, deported them, or moved them to another facility.
Multiple attempts to contact ICE were unsuccessful.
Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker said they are merely a holding facility for the feds and have no information about any of the arrests or their case dispositions.
The jail also is currently housing a handful of individuals booked for illegal entry in the country dating back as far as last February during the Biden administration. It is unknown if those individuals face swift deportation or transfer, too.
WAPT in Jackson reported this week that over 80 people across the state have been arrested by ICE agents, including a raid at the construction site of the new Clark Bottling Group facility being built in Canton.
NBC News announced on Tuesday that ICE had plans to target three U.S. cities nationwide per week with large-scale raids.
Trump signed multiple immigration-related executive orders that will expedite the deportation process. Under the Biden administration, expedited removals were limited to areas within 100 miles of the borders and only applied to individuals who did not seek asylum. Trump’s orders allow for the expedited removal process to occur anywhere in the country and applies to individuals who are unable to show proof they have been in the country for more than two years.