US border agents troll illegal migrant in American flag tee: ‘Nice shirt!'

Indian Express

a day ago

A migrant with a criminal rap sheet was busted trying to cross into upstate New York. But what made bigger headlines was an irony pointed out by the Customs and Border Protection.
In a post on X, the Customs and Border Protection on Friday said, 'Nice shirt! But it doesn't erase the fact that you entered the country illegally.' The photo in the post showed the man wearing a T-shirt with an American flag printed on it.
According to the CBP, the unnamed man was caught at the Peace Bridge in New York and has 'multiple DUIs' and a prior arrest for assault on his record.
'Criminal illegal aliens have no place in the US,' the post added.
Nice shirt! But it doesn't erase the fact that you entered the country illegally.
CBP officers encountered this individual at the Peace Bridge in NY, he has multiple DUIs and a misdemeanor assault charge. Criminal illegal aliens have no place in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/Ldq8ElPG4W
— CBP (@CBP) July 18, 2025
The arrest comes as acting ICE director Tom Homan, a native New Yorker, pushes for a major uptick in criminal migrant arrests, aiming for 7,000 per day, more than twice the current pace.
While the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, it's also working to fast-track visas for migrant workers to keep farmers and hospitality owners happy. The US President has pledged to deport 'the worst of the worst' and often claims at public events that the Biden administration has allowed 'dangerous criminals' — including murderers, rapists, and child predators from across the globe — to enter the US illegally.
But government data around ongoing detentions tells a different story. As of June 29, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained 57,861 people — and nearly 72 per cent of them had no criminal convictions, according to the agency's latest data. That group includes 14,318 individuals with pending criminal charges and 27,177 with no known convictions or charges, but the remain in custody for immigration enforcement.
The ICE assigns each detainee a threat level from 1 to 3, with level 1 being the highest. Those with no criminal history are categorised as having 'no ICE threat level'. But as of June 23 — the most recent data available — 84 per cent of detainees held across 201 facilities nationwide had not been assigned any threat level.