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"This current administration is chaotic. It's moving at breakneck speeds. They're under tremendous pressure," says former ICE chief

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John Sandweg was acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under President Barack Obama .

He says the push for higher deportation numbers is weakening public safety.

Sandweeg says a more effective strategy would be to prioritize removing individuals who pose significant public safety threats.

In the first 50 days of his second term, ICE has made 32,809 at-large arrests, nearly equaling the entire previous year .

The White House has previously said in January that they view all migrants without legal status as "criminals" Supporters of Trump 's approach say a broader enforcement strategy deters illegal immigration and restores the rule of law.

They argue that every undocumented individual is violating federal statutes, and removing as many people as possible sends a clear message that the U.S. will not tolerate unlawful entry.