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.

Arrests of illegal immigrants across the United States started Jan. 20 and have increased in number day to day.

The Trump administration is aiming to arrest 1,200 to 1,500 people per day for immigration violations, more than double recent levels, the Washington Post reported Sunday, as President Donald Trump vows to conduct the “largest deportation operation” in U.