USCIS says the Trump administration’s first year saw a sweeping immigration crackdown, including 14,000 ICE referrals, record removals, and widespread fraud detection. (Photo by Anna Money maker/Getty Images / Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)
Edlow’s agency issued a record-breaking 196,000 Notices to Appear (NTAs) to put migrants into removal proceedings.
More than 2,400 arrests were made at USCIS field offices under the Trump administration’s watch.
USCIS also noted steps taken to mitigate immigration concerns amid security threats. After an Afghan national was accused of killing a National Guard member, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, and severely injured Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe during an attack in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 26, the agency froze asylum processing for all countries and launched a re-examination of every green card for high-risk nations.
More than 50,000 Americans applied to be Homeland Defenders as USCIS expands its capabilities and cracks down on migrant fraud. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)
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Homeland defenders are responsible for determining whether legal migrants are eligible for green cards, extended visas or citizenship.
The agency’s actions are reflective of a campaign promise made by Trump to rein in what he called former President Joe Biden’s "flawed immigration policies" during his address to the nation last week.
"In less than a year, President Trump has delivered some of the most historic and consequential achievements in presidential history—and this Administration is just getting started," Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in a statement over the weekend.
"In record-time we have secured the border, taken the fight to cartels, and arrested thousands upon thousands of criminal illegal aliens," Noem added. "Though 2025 was historic, we won’t rest until the job is done."
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