Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posts video of NYC immigration raid
NEW YORK CITY - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was in New York City on Tuesday morning, announcing the arrest of an undocumented immigrant facing several charges.
NYC immigration raids
What we know:
Noem made the announcement on X just after 6 a.m. The raid comes as the federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants with criminal records ramps up. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported over 1,100 single-day arrests on Monday.
Video showed the apparent immigration enforcement operation in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, where agents were seen escorting a person out of a building in handcuffs into a vehicle with flashing lights waiting outside.
Mayor Adams on NYC raid
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement on the federal operation: "I directed the NYPD to coordinate with DHS’ Homeland Security Investigations and other federal law enforcement agencies — as allowed by law — to conduct a targeted operation to arrest an individual connected with multiple violent crimes, both here in New York and in Aurora, Colorado, including burglary, kidnapping, extortion, firearms possession, menacing with a firearm, crime of violence, and other charges."
Additional photos showed a massive law enforcement presence on the ground, with Noem overseeing the operation nearby. She said the person with "kidnapping, assault & burglary charges is now in custody - thanks to @ICE."
Dig deeper:
According to the New York Post, which attributed sources, 25-year-old Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco was described as a ringleader of the Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua.
Sources said Zambrano-Pacheco was "wanted over the viral, caught-on-camera break-in in Aurora, Colorado."
Armed members of the Venezuelan gang were caught on video entering an Aurora apartment complex unit last summer in footage that drew Trump's attention during the presidential campaign.
What they're saying:
"We are doing this right - doing exactly what President @realDonaldTrump promised the American people - making our streets safe," Noem said in a Tuesday morning post on X.
ICE raids
By the numbers:
In a Monday post on X, ICE reported 1,179 single-day arrests and lodged 853 detainers, which means "there’s probable cause to believe that the person is removable from the United States under federal immigration law."
In the last week, the Department of Homeland Security said that "law enforcement officials have removed and returned 7,300 illegal aliens."
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According to ICE, over 1,100 undocumented immigrants were arrested on Monday, as President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown continues to ramp up.
Many of the ICE actions were not unusual. ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
But deportation efforts under the Trump administration should be more seamless, as it announced Friday that it was expanding the use of "expedited removal" authority so it can be used across the country starting right away. "Expedited removal" gives enforcement agencies broad authority to deport people without requiring them to appear before an immigration judge. There are limited exceptions, including if they express fear of returning home and pass an initial screening interview for asylum.