We have some more details for you on the nationwide immigration crackdown which resulted in the arrest of 956 people.
It is the most since Donald Trump returned to power, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A number of federal agencies with newly expanded detention powers were involved in the raids in a number of cities including Chicago, Newark, New Jersey, and Miami.
Since taking office, Trump has carried out 21 executive actions to overhaul the US immigration system.
An unnamed man told CBS News, external, the BBC’s US news partner, that ICE took his wife during on the Miami raids this weekend.
“It’s despicable what they’re doing right now,” he told CBS. “It’s very embarrassing.”
He said his wife was in the process of getting citizenship when ICE arrived: “They just came and they snatched her.”
Last week, Newark Mayor Ras Barka said undocumented residents and citizens - including one military veteran - were detained without a warrant during an ICE raid of a local business.
Trump is repurposing ATF, DEA, and a couple other agencies for immigration work.
Source?
Here is an article about the memo he signed that allows for it: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-authorizes-federal-law-enforcement-to-implement-trump-immigration-policies/
But it’s just starting really. You can see some stories online already, or if you have friends or family that works for one of these agencies, they will tell you that a lot of investigations are being put on hold while they wait for commands to pivot to immigration.