Federal ICE brokers carried out raids in New York Metropolis early Tuesday as a part of President Trump’s unlawful immigration crackdown, Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned.
The brokers hit not less than three places within the Bronx and took not less than two individuals into custody, sources mentioned.
“Arresting some criminal aliens this morning in NYC – thank you to the brave officers involved,” Noem wrote on X Tuesday morning with pics of Immigration and Customized Enforcement brokers getting ready for the operation.
Noem additionally put out a video of ICE brokers taking not less than one particular person into custody, who the secretary referred to as “a dirtbag.”
Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem joins ICE brokers as they hunt for unlawful immigrants in New York Metropolis. (Dept. of Homeland Safety)
President Trump has directed ICE brokers to first zero in on migrants and unlawful aliens who’ve been accused of committing crimes within the U.S. The company hasn’t given out any particulars concerning the detentions however have on occasion put out footage of the extra infamous prison suspects.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York division confirmed Tuesday it was working with ICE and different federal legislation enforcement companions on “immigration enforcement efforts” in New York Metropolis, together with the arrest within the Bronx.