ICE carries out immigration raids across the nation
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Immigration enforcement operations continued in major cities across the U.S. on Tuesday as the Trump administration to tout a crackdown on illegal immigration.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has said it has arrested several hundred people during its raids in recent days, with recent numbers showing 956 arrested as of midnight on Jan. 28.
The raids have been promoted extensively on social media by several federal agencies and Trump.
The new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem joined in on one of the immigration enforcement operations that happened in New York on Tuesday morning.
On Capitol Hill, some Republicans lawmakers praised President Trump for the stepped up immigration enforcement actions, that happened just a week after took office and signed several immigration executive orders.
“The people of Texas, we want our border secure and we want these violent criminals removed from our communities,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). “Too many Americans are losing their lives. Too many children are being victimized. And I think the president has really hitting the ground running.”
“We don’t want any more fentanyl in our country. We don’t want more crime, and we don’t know any terrorists. So I think that’s what’s going on. People are appreciative that somebody is finally worried about American security and that’s what Donald Trump’s doing,” said Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).
Some Democrats in Washington have expressed concerns about the administration’s immigration actions like Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).
“We can all agree that the border of the United States should be secure,” he said. “And, of course, we must deport any dangerous individuals who are here unlawfully. But the executive orders that President Trump signed this past week don’t target criminals. In fact, President Trump terminated a Biden administration policy that required immigration officials to prioritize for arrest and deportation individuals who threaten public safety or national security,”
The White House’s new press secretary, Karoline Leavitt made it clear Tuesday that the president sees all undocumented immigrants as criminals.
“He is focused on launching the largest mass deportation operation in American history of illegal criminals. And if you are an individual, a foreign national who illegally enters the United States of America, you are by definition, a criminal,” she said.
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