US EditionICE Arrests More than 1,400 in Massachusetts During ‘Operation Patriot 2.0’
Operation Patriot 2.0 targeted undocumented immigrants with significant criminal records and 277 ordered removed by judges, involving multiple federal agencies in a coordinated enforcement effort.
- Federal agents arrested 1,406 people across Massachusetts in Operation Patriot 2.0 from Sept. 4 to Sept. 30, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday.
- ICE said the operation prioritized people with criminal records, noting 277 detainees had previously been ordered removed by immigration judges after a May operation that netted about 1,500 arrests.
- ICE noted that over 600 people with significant criminal convictions or charges were arrested, including six alleged gang members and 23 individuals whose names and photos were publicly released.
- The operation prompted protests across Massachusetts and drew criticism from Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who said it did not make communities safer.
- Jason Houser said more than 16,000 federal officers have been reassigned to immigration enforcement, reducing other national security missions and intensifying sanctuary policy tensions between Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
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ICE says it arrested over 1,400 during operation in Massachusetts
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that it arrested over 1,400 undocumented immigrants throughout Massachusetts during an operation titled Patriot 2.0. ICE said that the operation focused on “transnational organized crime, gangs and egregious illegal alien offenders.” Two of the targets of the operation, 47-year-old Mauricio Eguizabal-Ovalle of El Slavador and 42-year-old Mario Augusto Lopes-Barros of Cape Verde…
Over 1,400 Illegal Aliens Arrested in Massive Operation in Massachusetts: ‘We Will Hunt You Down’
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal law enforcement agencies arrested 1,406 criminal illegal immigrants across Massachusetts between Sept. 4 and Sept. 30, the agency announced in a statement this week. The post Over 1,400 Illegal Aliens Arrested in Massive Operation in Massachusetts: ‘We Will Hunt You Down’ appeared first on Slay News.
Operation Patriot 2.0 nets 1,400 arrested by ICE in Massachusetts
BOSTON (WWLP) - U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the results of ‘Operation Patriot 2.0’, with more than 1,400 people arrested. This operation follows a previous surge earlier this year that resulted in nearly 1,500 arrests across the state. The initiative is described as targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Massachusetts Governor Healey provides update on drag racing crackdown The launch of Operati…
'Operation Patriot 2.0' Arrests Over 1,400 Illegal Immigrants In Massachusetts, Violent Criminals
A large-scale, weeks-long federal immigration enforcement operation, dubbed “Operation Patriot 2.0,” resulted in the apprehension of 1,406 illegal alien offenders across Massachusetts between September 4 and September 30. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with numerous federal partners, focused the surge on individuals involved in transnational organized crime, gangs, and other egregious criminal activity. […] ‘Operation Pa…
By Simon RiosTo read this article in English in WBUR, click here.A coordinated increase in immigration law enforcement during the month of September resulted in more than 1,400 arrests in Massachusetts, according to federal authorities.The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday the culmination of “Operation Patriot 2.0,” the second such operation in Massachusetts since Donald Trump returned to the White House in Januar…
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