‘Home Depot-style ICE raids’ nixed as border patrol ‘changes tactics to focus on illegal migrants wanted for serious offenses’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to change their tactics involving raids across the country, sources have said.
Instead of sweeping raids that agents have carried out at locations including Home Depot, agents will now hone in on immigrants wanted for serious offenses.
A source confirmed the change in tact to NewsNation, saying that teams under Commander Gregory Bovino would be responsible for the targeted operations.
The source said that despite the changes, targeted operations already underway including Operation Catahoula Crunch in New Orleans would continue as normal.
So far that operation in the Louisiana city has resulted in around 250 arrests in the last week. The DHS said the end goal is 5,000 arrests.
Operation Catahoula Crunch was launched last week with Border Patrol having moved 250 agents to the city.
According to a statement from DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, some of those arrested have rap sheets including, homicide, child abuse and kidnapping.
She said: ‘In just 24 hours on the ground, our law enforcement officers have arrested violent criminals with rap sheets that include homicide, kidnapping, child abuse, robbery, theft, and assault.’
Instead of sweeping raids that agents have carried out at locations including Home Depot agents will now hone in on immigrants wanted for serious offenses, a source said
Agents working under Commander Gregory Bovino (pictured) would be responsible for the targeted operations
‘President Trump and Secretary Noem will stand up to protect American families when sanctuary politicians won’t. If you see a law enforcement officer today, thank them.’
A similar operation was also rolled out in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month, named ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web.’
The DHS said that in just two days on the ground they managed to arrest over 130 illegal immigrants.
Forty-four of those individuals had criminal records that included aggravated assault, assault on a police officer, battery and hit-and-run.
The operations have been visible across Los Angeles and Chicago for the majority of the year, with the raids typically being met with widespread protests.
Just last week residents in Chicago were seen throwing snowballs at agents before the streets of the city were filled with tear gas to combat protestors.
The incident unfolded on Saturday in Elgin, Illinois, an hour outside of the Windy City as a crowd of anti-ICE protestors took to the streets.
A demonstrator is arrested by agents following a protest in Los Angeles in June
The operations have been visible across Los Angeles and Chicago for the majority of the year, with the raids typically being met with widespread protests. A file photo from LA in June
Federal agents descended on the city as part of Operation Midway Blitz in early September, and have turned their attention to the city’s suburbs.
Video of the dystopian clash has circulated on social media showing residents, some with gas masks on, scooping up icy snow and hurling it at officials.
Several emergency sirens rang out in the background as another man, dressed in gray sweatpants and black hoodie, charged at agents with snowballs in his hand.
Earlier this month Donald Trump unleashed ICE raids in Minnesota to target Somalian illegal immigrants in the state.
Sources said that the president moved to have strike teams made up of DHS agents and other federal officers will be deployed in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region.
