The Trump administration conducted major immigration raids in Chicago and Denver, involving multiple federal agencies like the DEA, ICE, and ATF. The operations led to numerous arrests and a heightened sense of fear within immigrant communities. The raids come amidst the administration's increasingly aggressive stance on immigration, marked by increased deportations and controversial policies like 'zero tolerance'.
Top Trump administration officials, including 'border czar' Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement operations. Few details of the operation were immediately made public, including the number of arrests. But the sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump's commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said he observed immigration agents from the DHS along with agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He didn't offer details on the operation, which came days after DHS expanded immigration authority to agencies in the Department of Justice, including the DEA and ATF. 'We will support everyone at the federal, state, and local levels who joins this critical mission to take back our communities,' Bove said in a statement. 'We will use all available tools to address obstruction and other unlawful impediments to our efforts to protect the homeland. Most importantly, we will not rest until the work is done.'The operation, which was livestreamed by daytime television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw, included a raid on a Denver area location where roughly 50 people were taken into custody. Jonathan Pullen, special agent in charge for the DEA Rocky Mountain field division, said the Colorado operation targeted drug trafficking by a Venezuelan gang. He said about 100 agents and officers, including from the DEA, ICE, ATF and Homeland Security Investigations, carried out a federal search warrant for drug trafficking around 5 a.m. Sunday at a location where Tren de Aragua members were having a party. ICE detained nearly 50 people and transported them on a bus to one of its processing centers in nearby Aurora, Pullen said. As of Sunday afternoon, about 40 people remained in ICE custody, he said. 'They ran all of the information while they were on scene and they determined, ICE determined, that they were here illegally or they had some other violation in the immigration system, and they detained and arrested them,' Pullen said. Agents seized drugs including cocaine, multiple handguns and cash, Pullen said, adding that the investigation started under the Biden administration and is continuing under the Trump administration. The DEA and ICE have been cooperating for decades and there was nothing new about the two agencies coordinating, he said.Meanwhile, in Chicago, ICE agents were involved in a series of raids across the city, targeting undocumented immigrants. The wave of high-profile, daytime raids has sparked fear and outrage in immigrant communities across the country. Chicago's mayor, a Democrat, has criticized the administration's approach, saying it is creating a climate of fear and uncertainty. The mayor has also ordered city officials to assist immigrants who are targeted by ICE raids. The raids come as the Trump administration continues to crack down on illegal immigration. ICE has been arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants at a higher rate than ever before. The administration has also implemented a number of new policies, such as the 'zero tolerance' policy, which has resulted in the separation of thousands of immigrant families at the border. The raids have also drawn criticism from civil rights groups, who say they are discriminatory and violate the rights of immigrants
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