Date: January 30, 2025
A DHS spokesperson said the dawn operation targeted "murderers, kidnappers, and individuals charged of assault and burglary."
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Department were also cooperating with ICE. Among the arrests was a Dominican National wanted on an Interpol Red Notice for a double homicide in the DR. He fled to the United States. The operation is expected to continue through Friday.
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The operation marks the latest in a number of raids across the United States, where officers have targeted public safety threats in major cities and elsewhere. Border czar Tom Homan oversaw a raid Sunday in Chicago and DHS said on Monday that it has removed and returned 7,300 illegal immigrants in the first week of the administration. Deportation flights have gone to Mexico, Jordan, Brazil and El Salvador.