The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide on Sunday, January 26th, that included multiple federal agencies and resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,000 people, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The apprehensions are part of an effort to amass a larger enforcement apparatus by pulling in a range of federal agencies that have been granted extended immigration authority under the Trump administration.
ICE agents were joined Sunday by officials from multiple Justice Department agencies as they targeted what they said are public safety and national security threats. The operation is expected to continue this week.
White House ‘border czar’ Tom Homan called Sunday’s enforcement actions in Chicago “a good day” and a “gamechanger” in an interview with CNN.
“President Trump has put all of government on this issue,” he said. ICE was joined Sunday by agencies including the FBI; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the US Marshals Service.
“We had all of government law enforcement today to focus on public safety and national security threats in Chicago,” Homan said.
On the ground in Chicago, Homan maintained it was a “criminal operation.” Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was also in Chicago on Sunday to observe immigration enforcement operations.
Nationwide, 956 people were arrested, and “554 detainers (were) lodged” Sunday, ICE said in a post on X, marking the highest total since the agency started reporting them on the platform.
In addition to “enhanced targeted operations” announced by ICE in Chicago, immigration enforcement actions were also reported in the Atlanta area; Puerto Rico; Colorado; Los Angeles; and Austin, Texas.
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