The White House sends a message to migrants on Valentine's Day.

The White House issued a blunt message on Valentine's Day aimed at curbing illegal immigration into the U.S. They shared a pink card featuring President Donald Trump alongside newly appointed border adviser Tom Homan.

Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been conducting daily raids across the United States since President Trump took office on January 20. An estimated 11 to 35 million people are living illegally in the U.S. President Trump pledged during his campaign that, if elected, he would reduce this number by leading “the largest deportation campaign in American history.”

“Red roses, purple violets, illegal immigration, and we will deport you” – this message on the card, shared on the White House’s official X account on February 14th, read “Happy Valentine’s Day” and a heart emoji.

The border crackdown has yielded significant results, with the number of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border each day dropping to an average of 359 – a decrease of more than 90% compared to February last year, according to internal data cited by the New York Post.

In the first 18 days of the operation, immigration officers made approximately 11,000 arrests, accounting for one-third of the total arrests ICE made in the entire previous year under former President Joe Biden. As of February 3rd, at least 5,693 of these individuals had been deported, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Additionally, the Trump administration increased its use of alternative detention facilities to cope with the growing number of detainees – including transferring some detainees to Guantanamo Bay.

Trump's initiative faced opposition from many Democratic-led states and localities. Many states, such as California, New York, and Illinois, along with more than 200 cities and counties, refused to cooperate with the federal government on immigration efforts. They argued that less than half of those arrested had prior convictions or were facing criminal charges.

The White House maintains that all undocumented immigrants entering the U.S. are “violating national laws, and therefore, they are criminals.” Tom Homan, Trump’s new border adviser, told Fox News late last month that he was unhappy with the pace of deportations. He blamed shelter-in-place policies for making it difficult for the administration to focus on those who pose a danger to public safety. Homan warned that there would be more arrests “if they want to play this game.”