U.S. Customs and Law Enforcement (ICE) announces large-scale action In Massachusetts This has led to the concerns of nearly 400 arrests, including more than 200 illegal immigrants who have serious criminal convictions or charges.
“The Commonwealth is a safer place for our residents to live and work as ICE and our federal law enforcement partners arrested hundreds of foreign criminals and removed them from the streets of Massachusetts,” Patricia H. Hyde, director of the Boston Performance at ICE Law Enforcement and Evacuation Operations, said in a press release.
The operation took place between March 18 and March 23, arresting 370 illegal immigrants Boston Area. The release noted that 205 of the arrested immigrants had “major criminal convictions or charges”, including six “currently facing charges or convictions of murder, drug trafficking, organized crime and money laundering.”
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Ice and law enforcement partners arrested 370 foreign criminals in a strengthening operation in Massachusetts. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
The six-day operation targets “serious criminal alien criminals,” including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, who work in and around Boston.
Although Boston’s status is one of several so-called “sanctuary” cities across the country, the attacks were subject to jurisdiction restricting local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Michelle Wu, Democratic Mayor of Boston Illegal immigration Last week at the city address, in the city.
The Boston area operation lasted for six days and targeted criminal gangs such as Tren de Aragua. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
“No one tells Boston how to take care of ourselves, not the king, not the president who considers himself king. Boston is born to face bullies,” she said.
“You belong here,” she told the immigrants.
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Many federal agencies except ICE have participated in the Boston area operations. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Icefield agent joined Several other federal agenciesincluding the FBI, DEA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ATF, U.S. Marshal Services and DSS.
“It is crucial to maintain the integrity of immigration and citizenship procedures. We simply cannot allow violent and dangerous criminals to enter or stay in the United States with false excuses and with unknown loyalty and intentions. This is a direct threat to public safety and our national security,” said a special agent for Jodi Cohen, head of the FBI Boston Division Jodi Cohen.
The Boston federal raid took place in a so-called sanctuary city, and Democratic mayor Michelle Wu promised to continue to “take care of ourselves”, saying to immigrants, “You belong here.” (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
The arrested in the operation included a Dominican immigrant who had been illegally reentered the U.S. after being charged with trafficking in fentanyl, Chilean immigrants were convicted on four counts of indecent crimes and a child under the age of 14, and Honduran immigrants were convicted of rape.
During the raid, federal authorities also seized about 44 kg of methamphetamine, five kg of fentanyl and 1.2 kg of cocaine.
The Boston-area operation will run from March 18 to 23, 2025. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
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“ICE and our federal law enforcement partners are committed to protecting their homes by eliminating transnational criminal organizations, demolishing dangerous criminal gangs that prey on the American public, finding and arresting foreign criminals for criminal offenses, and making our communities a safer place to live,” Hyde said.
Wu’s office did not immediately respond to a request for digital comment from Fox News.
