# ICE forced to release some illegal migrants who could pose danger to Americans: immigration attorney

## Congress, in FY 2024, funded ICE to have 41,500 beds for migrants

### By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten 

Published March 10, 2025 4:00am EDT

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Fox News Digital spoke with Héctor Quirog, a specialist immigration attorney, on space constraints in Trump's efforts to target illegal migrant criminals.

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Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has highlighted a rise in illegal immigrant arrests under , the agency is now grappling with space limitations for detained criminal migrants.

"It's got these lofty goals, with big numbers, and definitely not a lack of trying and a lack of effort in trying to make that a reality, but is facing practical issues," Héctor Quirog, a specialist immigration attorney with the Quiroga Law Office in Spokane, Washington, told Fox News Digital.

"We have got problems with how many detention centers and how many beds are available," he said. "Because, like it or not, some individuals should have a hearing, and they have to wait somewhere. So we have capacity issues."

Since President Trump resumed office on Jan. 20, ICE has significantly .

On Jan. 23, ICE conducted coordinated raids across major U.S. cities, resulting in the detention of 538 individuals. Subsequent operations have continued at a high pace; for instance, on Jan. 29, ICE arrested 956 individuals, marking the highest daily arrest count under the Trump administration.

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During the first month of President Trump's second term, approximately 8,276 individuals were arrested by immigration officers.

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#### Fox News' Liz Friden and Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a U.S. Writer at Fox News Digital.

Sarah joined FOX in 2021, where she has assisted on coverage of breaking and major news events across the US and around the world, including the fallout following the , the assassination attempts on  and .

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