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Trump administration arrests 2,100 immigrants in New York state in one month
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Trump administration arrests 2,100 immigrants in New York state in one month

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the 30-day “Operation Rotten Apple” detained 2,100 people in New York state.
  • Mullin criticized Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani over sanctuary-city policies and limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
  • He said immigration agents would not patrol near polling places during the midterm elections unless responding to a threat or an arrest order.

The Trump administration says it has taken 2,100 people into custody during a 30-day immigration operation across New York state. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called the campaign “Operation Rotten Apple” and said it focused on New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.

At a news conference with other agency leaders, Mullin described those detained as “criminals” and “the worst of the worst.” He said the group included “gang members, rapists, murderers and child predators.”

scooped 2,100 criminals off the streets

— Markwayne MullinDescription of the arrests carried out during Operation Rotten Apple.

Mullin also made clear that the operation extends beyond people with criminal convictions. The federal government, he said, will “pursue and deport” people who are in the United States illegally, regardless of their status and whether they have been convicted of a crime.

the worst of the worst

— Markwayne MullinCharacterization of the people detained in the operation.

He blamed Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for sanctuary policies that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. He also attacked the state’s recently enacted “Local Police, Local Crimes” law, which bars cooperation through 287(g) agreements in civil immigration cases.

Mullin said New York authorities had released 13,000 people from jails despite detention orders from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “That’s where we got the 2,100 detainees, but we’re not finished,” he said. He added that the administration would send as many personnel as possible to restore law and order because local authorities had rejected the 287(g) program.

pursue and deport

— Markwayne MullinStatement that the government will target people in the country illegally, regardless of criminal convictions.

Asked whether ICE and other agencies would patrol near polling stations during the midterm elections, Mullin said they would not unless there was a threat nearby or officers were responding to an arrest order. He also predicted that immigration agents doing field work would wear body cameras by the end of November.

That’s where we got the 2,100 detainees, but we’re not finished

— Markwayne MullinClaim about detainees taken from people released from New York jails despite federal detention orders.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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