Immigration Enforcement Makes Significant Arrests in Sanctuary Cities

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have made significant progress this week with the arrest of multiple violent offenders in sanctuary cities. Among those arrested was a hostile Haitian gang member who claimed he would "not go back to Haiti" and expressed his disdain for President Trump and President Biden.

In Boston, ICE officers conducted numerous operations leading to eight notable arrests, which included members from the notorious MS-13 gang, murder and rape suspects, and the aforementioned Haitian gang member with at least 17 prior convictions. This operation received coverage from Fox News, who accompanied ICE during these arrests.

One of the operations also resulted in a "collateral" arrest; an illegal immigrant who was not the initial target was taken into custody, including an MS-13 gang member released previously by the sanctuary city.

As ICE agents were conducting these arrests, a woman was reportedly heard shouting "thank you!" to the officers, indicating community sentiment towards their actions.

Some arrests were based on Red Notices, pertaining to requests from other law enforcement agencies for assistance in locating and apprehending suspects.

Border Czar Tom Homan has warned that collateral arrests are likely to be common, particularly in sanctuary cities. He stated, "When we find the bad guy, there's probably others. Others that are in the United States illegally. They may not be a criminal priority but we're not walking away from them."

This series of arrests marks a swift initiation of the mass deportation operation promised during President Trump's campaign, contrasting sharply with former President Biden's policies which allowed approximately 8 million undocumented individuals to remain in the US.

On President Trump's first full day in office, law enforcement apprehended over 300 illegal migrant criminals across several major cities, including Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle, Washington DC, and Miami, with a focus on deportation.

These actions are merely the beginning of Homan's commitment to remove 700,000 illegal migrants who have criminal backgrounds, indicating that sanctuary cities will not be exempt from these stringent measures.

Earlier in the week, Homan noted that ICE officers have a "target sheet" detailing migrants with criminal histories they are seeking to arrest and deport. The Trump Administration's strict approach also includes efforts to control the southern border to prevent illegal entries.

Recent developments reveal that Border Patrol officers have been barred from releasing illegal migrants into the country, according to sources from the Department of Homeland Security.

In a further effort to secure the nation's borders, President Trump is reportedly preparing to send 10,000 troops to the southern border as part of his military order.