Nearly 1,000 people were arrested by federal agencies in a blitz to enforce immigrations policies across the United States, according to multiple reports.

President Trump's "Border czar" Tom Homan and other top officials oversaw immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago on Sunday, as ICE officials announced 956 arrests in one day on Sunday Why it matters: The largest number of single-day arrests announced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Trump took office last Monday and declared a national emergency on the U.

The Trump administration ramped up goals for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make 1,200 to 1,500 arrests per day, the Washington Post reports.

Thousands of undocumented immigrants have been arrested and detained under President Trump's executive order. Texas cities had ICE raids on Sunday.

The administration wants to increase the number of arrests from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, increasing the chances that non-criminals will be detained.

During his first week back in office, President Donald Trump’s administration carried out nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. The agency reported 956 arrests on Sunday alone. That number follows the arrest of roughly 1,