KCII was able to speak with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley about President Trump ordering Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to make arrests. When asked for his thoughts on the implementation so far, and the statement to deport entire families, even those with birthright citizenship, this was his response, “Let me make a general comment on the dividing of families. If somebody in the family commits a crime, and they are citizens of the United States, they are put in prison. You’re separating the kids from their parents. That’s just one example, so I don’t know if that’s a very good excuse to use. But we aren’t even at that stage yet, cause let’s look at the priority. In other words, I better tell you upfront, maybe a year from now, I should be answering your question. But not now because I don’t think the priority of deporting people are going to include the people you are talking about. Because number one is terrorist watch lists, number two people with criminal records, and then about one in two tenths million people that have been adjudicated, that their request for asylum in the United States is not legal. So we are starting to deport in those categories.” President Donald Trump has stated repeatedly that they would prioritize the detention and deportations of undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes, but the latest numbers may be casting doubts around such promises. At least 566 people recently arrested by ICE had not committed any crimes and were only detained because they lacked legal authorization to remain in the United States.