The ICE man is coming.
Sources told The Post that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to launch “massive operations” across sanctuary cities, including Chicago and New York, shortly after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. It is said that there is
Officials say a multi-day “ground operation” will begin on January 21 across the city, which has long been a safe haven for migrants, due to local authorities not cooperating with the federal government on immigration issues. That's what it means.
It's unclear who exactly will be targeted, but Trump's next border czar, Tom Homan, has vowed to begin mass deportations on day one, focusing on illegal immigrants who pose a threat to the country.
Some ICE offices have already suspended arrests to free up space in detention centers for people targeted in future raids, one official said.
“We do not intend to arrest or detain anyone and are preparing for what may happen next week,” the official said.
John Fabricatore, former director of ICE's Denver office, told the Post that such cleanup efforts have ended under the Biden administration, adding, “The men and women of ICE look forward to doing their jobs again.” There is,” he added.
In December, Homan told supporters at an event in Chicago that the arrests would start in the Windy City.
“Chicago is in trouble because the mayor and governor are horrible,” Homan said.
Homan also recently met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the two discussed sanctuary cities, deporting suspected criminal immigrants and tracking more than 320,000 missing immigrant children, officials previously said. he told the Post.
The incoming border czar also called Adams' stance on the issue a “complete 180” from his previously progressive views on immigration.
In a previous interview with the Post, Homan vowed to not tolerate sanctuary cities that protect undocumented criminals from the federal government, threatening lawsuits and measures to block federal funding from these parts of the country. threatening the possibility.
But Homan also promised that under the new director, ICE would make its own arrests in sanctuary cities, saying, “We'll wait until they get out of jail and then we'll go into neighborhoods and get them.”
In addition to the immediate overhaul by ICE, there will likely be rapid and sweeping changes at the border.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President Trump's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, said during her Senate confirmation hearing Friday that her Day 1 plan includes eliminating the Biden administration's signature CBP One border entry program. He testified that it was.
The app allows 936,500 immigrants to schedule border crossings, according to federal data.
