ICE launches Trump's latest immigration crackdown in Boston, says report

Source: The Independent

Saturday 06 September 2025 17:55 EDT


Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly started detaining immigrants in Boston. The ICE operation in Massachusetts is reportedly going to last several weeks, according to sources who spoke to the New York Times.

Operation Patriot 2.0, as the initiative is reportedly called, kicked off just days before President Donald Trump is expected to send the military and federal agents to conduct immigration raids in Chicago. One U.S. official speaking anonymously told the paper that Trump has plans for even more immigration raids beginning this month.

The Trump administration has made numerous claims that it will crack down on "sanctuary cities," where local officials limit police assistance to federal immigration officials. Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, said earlier this week that immigration enforcement would continue to ramp up in several so-called sanctuary cities.

A source who spoke to the Times on condition of anonymity reportedly said that ICE was targeting Boston specifically because of its policy to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. ICE is reportedly targeting immigrants who have previously been sent to jail but who were not turned over to immigration officials. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been a vocal critic of Trump and his immigration policies.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-trump-immigration-boston-b2821607.html