Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.
The arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials occurred during a 33-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday.
In the early days of the Trump administration, ICE made over 460 arrests of illegal immigrants, many with criminal histories.
As expected, Trump announced in his inaugural address his plans to carry out mass deportations and militarize the border.