"Politics The operation includes Boston, whose mayor has drawn the administration's ire for speaking out against the growing scale of its immigration actions. WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has started an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Massachusetts, saying it was targeting "the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens living in the state.""
"The operation began late this past week and was expected to last several weeks, according to two sources with knowledge of the initiative. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the activity publicly. One U.S. official who also was not authorized to speak publicly said the agency had prepared plans for a wider surge of immigration enforcement starting this month."
"In its statement Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security called out Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, who has drawn the administration's ire for speaking out against the scale of its immigration actions. "Sanctuary policies like those pushed by Mayor Wu not only attract and harbor criminals but also place these public safety threats above the interests of law-abiding American citizens," the statement said."
The Trump administration launched an ICE operation called Patriot 2.0 in Massachusetts to target what officials described as "the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens living in the state." The operation began late in the week and was expected to last several weeks. Sources on the operation spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. One U.S. official said the agency had prepared plans for a wider surge of immigration enforcement starting this month. The move precedes an expected crackdown in Chicago and follows ramped-up immigration arrests in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security criticized Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and sanctuary policies.
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