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DHS deputy assistant secretary cites ICE arrests, credits administration for drop in fentanyl seizures
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Micah Bach, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said ICE carried out large-scale arrests and deportations in multiple cities and credited President Trump and Secretary Noem for a reported decline in fentanyl traffic between March 2024 and March 2025.
Micah Bach, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a brief statement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out one of the largest immigration enforcement operations ever, arresting nearly 1,500 people in Massachusetts whom he described as "murderers, rapists, gang members, drug traffickers, and child predators."
Bach also said ICE conducted separate operations in Charleston, South Carolina, where it "arrested 72 criminal illegal aliens, and seized narcotics and firearms," and in Houston, where, he said, a two-week operation deported "a 142 criminal aliens convicted of heinous crimes." He told listeners the Houston detainees had illegally entered the United States a combined 480 times and had been convicted of 473 criminal offenses.
Bach referenced recent reporting in The Washington Post on a decline in fentanyl trafficking and said, "From March 2024 to March 2025, fentanyl traffic fell by 54%." He attributed that drop directly to the actions of "President Trump and Secretary Noem," saying, "On day 1, president Trump closed the border to traffickers, and the world has heard our message loud and clear."
Addressing the deadly attack in Boulder, Colorado, Bach said that "Secretary Noem announced that ICE has taken custody of the family of the suspected terrorist." He added that the suspect "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," and concluded the remarks by saying, "Under president Trump and secretary Noem, DHS is protecting America, 1 arrest, 1 confiscation, and 1 deportation at a time."
The statement is a series of assertions by Bach about enforcement operations, deportations and changes in drug trafficking; the transcript does not include supporting documents, independent verification in the remarks, or a detailed timeline beyond the two-week description of the Houston operation. The remarks were presented as a summary of recent enforcement activity rather than as formal DHS policy guidance or a voteable action.
