Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities
Caitlin Dickerson and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The New York Times
February 15, 2020, 10:19 AM EST
The Trump administration is deploying law enforcement tactical units from the southern border as part of a supercharged arrest operation in sanctuary cities across the country, an escalation in the president’s battle against localities that refuse to participate in immigration enforcement.
The specially trained officers are being sent to cities including
Chicago and
New York to boost the enforcement power of local Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to two officials who are familiar with the secret operation. Additional agents are expected to be sent to
San Francisco;
Los Angeles,
Atlanta,
Houston,
Boston,
New Orleans,
Detroit and
Newark, New Jersey.
The move reflects President Donald Trump’s persistence in cracking down on sanctuary cities, localities that have refused to cooperate in handing over immigrants targeted for deportation to federal authorities. It comes soon after the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security announced a series of measures that will affect both American citizens and immigrants living in those places.
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