Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials recently announced that 367 illegal immigrants had been detained in raids taking place from late March through early April.
Police remove a protester from ICE detention center in NJ (Getty Images)
According to ICE, the detentions came from five separate operations carried out throughout the East Coast and South West.
Colorado-Wyoming
26 foreign nationals were apprehended during a four-day operation.
All of the detainees are males, aged 18-56 years old.
The countries of origin include Costa Rica, El Salvador Honduras, Indonesia and Mexico.
DC-Virginia
82 foreign nationals detained from March 26-30.
68 detainees “had previous criminal convictions for crimes like armed robbery, larceny and drug distribution.”
New York
31 detained over three day period ending on March 30.
North Texas-Oklahoma
75 detained from April 1-3.
All 75 reportedly had “prior criminal convictions.”
24 of 75 detainees had DUI convictions.
South Texas
153 arrested from March 20-31.
All detainees were facing “prior criminal convictions.”
140 of 153 apprehended came from Mexico.
Police remove a protester from ICE detention center in NJ (Getty Images)
All 367 detainees will face orders of removal, and on Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “new wave” of immigration enforcement, prioritizing the prosecution of illegal immigrants detained by ICE.
“In this fight, I am here to tell you, the brave men and women of Customs and Border Protection: we hear you, and we have your back.”
“For those that continue to seek improper and illegal entry into this country, be forewarned: This is a new era. This is the Trump era,” Sessions wrote in a statement. “In that vein, I am also pleased to announce a series of reforms regarding immigration judges to reduce the significant backlogs in our immigration courts.”
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