Hundreds of “criminal illegal immigrants” in the United States were arrested Thursday and hundreds more were flown out of the country on military planes as President Trump's promised mass deportation operation began, the White House said.
IN publish on X On Thursday evening, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said: “The Trump administration has arrested 538 illegal aliens, including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang and several illegal aliens convicted of sex crimes against minors.”
She did not provide any additional details about the arrests.
Meanwhile, a Defense Ministry spokesman said there were two flights overnight. According to two sources, both went to Guatemala and transported 81 deportees. However, a Guatemalan official said 79 Guatemalans had been returned: 31 women and 48 men.
Leavitt said: “The Trump administration has also deported hundreds of criminal illegal aliens using military aircraft. The largest mass deportation operation in history is already underway.”
Tren de Aragua is a violent gang that originated in Venezuela and has now begun to spread to the United States. hot spot during the presidential campaign.
Mr Trump vowed to crack down on illegal immigration during the campaign and second term started This week has seen a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling the US immigration system.
There are about 11 million of them. illegal immigrants in the United States. Many of them have been in the country for many years.
On Thursday, Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat, said in a statement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “raided a local establishment … detaining residents without documents, as well as citizens without presenting a warrant.”
Baraka said one of those detained in the raid was a U.S. military veteran.
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