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ICE agents arrest more than 1,200 immigrants in weekend raids
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Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their partners rounded up more than 1,200 people charged or convicted of illegal immigrants across the country over the weekend. crime On American soil.
In a series of photos shared from coast to coast by ICE’s Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), agents can be seen removing suspects in handcuffs.
Atlanta, more than 1,000 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, has become a lightning rod for immigration debate because of an illegal immigrant. brutally killed ERO is a college student jogging in broad daylight who works with the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Homeland Security Investigations to catch “criminal aliens” on the streets and prepare them for deportation.
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Federal agents confront a suspected criminal alien at an Atlanta airport terminal before a deportation flight. (Hang Seng Index Atlanta)
Federal agents in Miami arrested at least four illegal immigrants accused of crimes in the United States over the weekend, including a Nicaraguan man who was jailed in Broward County in connection with a shooting.
In the north, a joint operation involving ICE, FBI, ATF, DEA, Border Patrol and U.S. Marshals is underway in chicagoDemocratic Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to “protect” illegal immigrants from law enforcement in the struggling blue city.
ICE said in a statement that the Windy City’s “intensified targeted operations” are designed to “enforce U.S. immigration laws and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities.”
Boston ERO announced the arrest of suspect Wisteguens Charles, a Haitian man with 17 criminal convictions in Massachusetts.
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“Mr. Charles is in the United States illegally and has consistently violated our laws, causing significant harm to Massachusetts residents,” Boston Field Office Acting Director Patricia Hyde said in a statement. “Boston ERO will not Our New England communities have been victimized over and over again. We will continue our mission to arrest and remove these illegal alien criminals from our communities.”
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Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, a Haitian citizen accused of being a gang member and convicted of 17 criminal offenses in two years in Massachusetts, was pictured last week after ICE agents arrested him in Boston. (ICE ERO Boston)
Charles, 25, first Entering the United States illegally He had a total of 17 criminal convictions in 2013 and between 2022 and 2024. ICE made a request for immigration detention in 2023, but a Massachusetts prison ignored the request and released him back into the community, authorities said.
The arrests were part of what ICE said was an operation targeting “known criminal aliens who threaten national security or public safety.”
President Donald Trump has pushed hard on border security after years of his predecessor, President Joe Biden, appearing unable or unwilling to stem the influx of illegal immigrants.
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Federal agents have detained a man accused of immigration crimes. (Hang Seng Index Atlanta)
When he finally acknowledged the problem, a high-profile wave of immigrant crime rocked the country and tore apart victims’ families. Some of the parents of murdered American women and girls went to Capitol Hill to lobby for the Laken Riley Act, the first bill sent to Trump by Congress since he returned to the White House.
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Riley, a 21-year-old nursing student from Georgia, was brutally murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant suspected of having ties to the Troon de Aragua gang while jogging in Athens, about 75 miles east of Atlanta.
Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of 10 charges in November and sentenced to prison life without parole. He entered the United States illegally in 2022 and was granted border parole to travel within the United States.
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A suspected criminal alien is being processed by ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents. (ERO Atlanta)
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He was charged with multiple criminal charges in New York City, and authorities released him before being detained by ICE. He then traveled to Georgia, where he attacked and murdered Riley.
“Removing criminal aliens from our communities is not just about enforcement, it’s about protection.” HSI Atlanta Office he said in a statement over the weekend as part of the evictions. “Keeping our communities safe starts with upholding the law.”
Fox News’ Heather Lacey contributed to this report.