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ICE agents in Boston conducted a series of arrests targeting criminal illegal aliens, marking the beginning of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation initiative.
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The operation, covered by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin and his team, resulted in eight arrests, including MS-13 gang members and individuals wanted for serious crimes. Melugin documented the arrests through photos and video footage.
“We witnessed 8 arrests, including multiple MS-13, Interpol Red Notices, murder & rape suspects, & a volatile Haitian gang member w/ 18 convictions in recent years who told our cameras he ‘ain’t going back to Haiti’ and ‘f**k Trump, Biden forever!’,” Melugin reported.
During the operation, agents made an unexpected “collateral” arrest when they apprehended an undocumented immigrant who was accompanying a MS-13 gang member. The gang member had been released by a sanctuary jurisdiction the previous day, despite an active ICE detainer.
“These collateral arrests are something that border czar Tom Homan has warned would happen in sanctuary jurisdictions. At one point, a woman yelled out ‘thank you’ to ICE as a violent illegal alien was being arrested in her neighborhood,” Melugin noted.
The operation included the arrest of a Salvadoran national facing rape charges who had been previously released by a sanctuary jurisdiction.
A recent Pew Research Center survey revealed strong voter support for Trump’s deportation plans. Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced plans for the “largest mass deportation operation” in U.S. history, scheduled to begin on Trump’s first day in office.
Under the Biden-Harris administration, approximately 8 million migrants have entered and settled in the United States since January 2021, marking the largest illegal immigration influx in American history.