US task forces made nearly 12,000 arrests, White House says
White House figures supplied to Fox News also say the task forces seized about 161 metric tons of drugs and disrupted 676 criminal organizations in fiscal 2026.
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White House figures supplied to Fox News also say the task forces seized about 161 metric tons of drugs and disrupted 676 criminal organizations in fiscal 2026.
US Homeland Security Task Forces made nearly 12,000 arrests in fiscal 2026, the White House said in figures supplied to Fox News. The administration also said the task forces seized about 161 metric tons of drugs and disrupted 676 criminal organizations.
The nationwide initiative was established in 2025 after Executive Order 14159 directed the Justice and Homeland Security departments to create a network of task forces to address transnational criminal threats and unlawful cross-border activity. It brings together more than 20 federal agencies and hundreds of state, local and international partners.
The White House figures, which count arrests rather than convictions, also put seizures at $482 million in criminal assets and nearly 13,000 weapons. The task forces have 6,585 active investigations, including more than 1,000 targeting major drug kingpins and 814 targeting designated foreign terrorist organizations.
The Fox News account does not specify conviction totals or the criteria for counting disrupted organizations. The totals do not measure a reduction in crime.
An unnamed White House official said President Donald Trump wants agencies to pursue entire criminal organizations, including their leaders. Investigators are also targeting transport networks, distributors, collectors and money launderers; the official said replacement leaders can quickly step in after an arrest.
The official said federal agencies previously ran overlapping investigations and sometimes competed to bring charges. The National Coordination Center brings Justice and Homeland Security officials together, with military and intelligence support, to coordinate investigations across jurisdictions.
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In one Massachusetts case involving multiple agencies, federal prosecutors announced racketeering conspiracy charges in June 2026 against 26 alleged Trinitarios leaders, members and associates in connection with 5 murders and 19 attempted murders. That investigation began before the task-force initiative, and the defendants have not been convicted.
The official said the ultimate objective of arrests and seizures is to reduce criminal organizations' ability to threaten Americans. The active investigations continue toward that goal.
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