As part of President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy to secure the border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will conduct post-inauguration raids on Tuesday, sources briefed on the plans told ABC News.
ICE will likely start in Chicago and could expand to other major cities, according to the sources, who indicated that plans are subject to change.
The agency has ramped up its operations in response to Trump’s plan carrying out deportationsand the agency requested ICE agents to assist in at least some of the operations, according to a source.
In this Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in an enforcement operation targeting immigration fugitives, re-entrants and criminals in general. foreigners in Los Angeles.
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He first announced the plans New York Times and has The Wall Street Journal.
Agencies under the Department of Homeland Security’s umbrella, such as Enforcement and Removal Operations, which handles deportations, and Homeland Security Investigations have been put on “alert” by the incoming administration, officials familiar with the plan told ABC News.
While field teams have not been given specific details about what will happen next week, federal agents assigned to the region have been asked to prepare for cases and operations they were “ready to do,” officials said.
In this July 17, 2024, file photo, former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan speaks on stage during the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Tom Homanthe incoming border czar, has in past comments foreshadowed these operations, specifically aimed at Chicago.
In December, he visited the city of Homan and promised to start enforcement operations there.
On Oct. 22, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents surround and detain a person during a search operation in Richmond, Va.
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“It all starts on January 21st, and we start right here in Chicago, Illinois,” Homan. he said during the visit.
Homan has promised to go after violent criminals in the United States.
