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Garcia had already been deported once before after a 2018 conviction, but, like so many others, reentered the country illegally. And he’s not alone. ICE Boston recently apprehended 44-year-old Julio Soto-Heredia, another Dominican fugitive facing multiple charges including firearms trafficking.
This is not a coincidence—this is a transnational network targeting America. But under Trump’s leadership, the game has changed.
These arrests aren’t just random—they’re the result of a full-blown offensive unleashed by President Trump. Within just the first 50 days of his return to office, ICE reported 32,809 enforcement arrests. That nearly matches the entire fiscal year total under Biden in 2024. Yes, you read that right: Trump’s ICE did in 50 days what Biden’s couldn’t do in a year.
This effort is part of “Operation At Large,” a sweeping campaign involving over 5,000 federal law enforcement agents, 21,000 National Guard troops, and massive ICE coordination. Personnel from the FBI, DEA, CBP, and even IRS are all in the fight. The mission: eliminate criminal aliens and fentanyl traffickers at scale.
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, reportedly issued direct marching orders—ICE detention numbers must hit 3,000 migrants a day, or leadership will be replaced. And it’s working. ICE New Orleans alone made 2,001 arrests in Southern states during June.
This crackdown isn’t political—it’s survival. Fentanyl has become one of the top threats to national security, according to the 2025 Intelligence Community assessment. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s office estimates cartel-driven drug activity has killed around 52,000 Americans—more than the Vietnam War.
Senator Tom Cotton confirmed that Trump’s administration has placed fentanyl above even adversaries like Iran, North Korea, and Russia in terms of threat level. And the surge in deaths? It exploded during the Biden years, with a jaw-dropping 30% spike in 2020 alone.
President Trump, refusing to stand idly by, has classified drug cartels as terrorist organizations and is calling for the death penalty for major dealers. Meanwhile, CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Congress, “There’s nothing to prevent China, the People’s Republic of China, from cracking down on fentanyl precursors,” highlighting China’s role in enabling the flow of chemicals fueling the crisis.
ICE’s message, and Trump’s strategy, is simple: No more leniency. No more revolving doors. Just law and order.
Each arrest of a fentanyl dealer like Rodriguez is potentially hundreds of lives saved. Each criminal alien deported is a family spared from tragedy. Americans across the country are seeing the results—and they’re demanding more of it.
Rodriguez’s arrest is just one of thousands of examples showing that under Trump, border security and public safety aren’t just slogans—they’re a mission.
The era of “catch and release” is over. The Biden-era chaos is being replaced by decisive, targeted action. And if you’re a criminal alien bringing poison to our streets, you’ll be hearing the same message Rodriguez did: “Bye-Bye.”
