President Trump's "Border czar" Tom Homan and other top officials oversaw immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago on Sunday, as ICE officials announced 956 arrests in one day on Sunday Why it matters: The largest number of single-day arrests announced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Trump took office last Monday and declared a national emergency on the U.

The administration wants to increase the number of arrests from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, increasing the chances that non-criminals will be detained.

The Trump administration has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to dramatically escalate the number of arrests they are making to 1,200 to 1,500 per day, up from hundreds. The Washington Post,

The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.