The numbers could indicate that the Trump administration’s show of force has so far outpaced the government’s ability to quickly deport more migrants.

The Department of Homeland Security has empowered federal immigration officials to bypass protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants who entered the country legally through Biden administration programs and begin immediate and rapid deportations,

The far-reaching move empowers federal immigration agencies to target a population of migrants who came to the U.S. with the government's permission.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo provides guidance for the use of a fast-track deportation process that the Trump administration reinstated earlier this week, suggesting officers focus on migrants who failed to request asylum within a one-year deadline after arriving in the U.