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Trump Administration Arrests More Than 2,000 Immigrants in New York in One Month as DHS Launches ‘Operation Rotten Apple Image: AFP
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Trump Administration Arrests More Than 2,000 Immigrants in New York in One Month as DHS Launches ‘Operation Rotten Apple’

From El Universal · () Spanish

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

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  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said authorities detained 2,100 people during a 30-day immigration operation in New York state.
  • Mullin described the detainees as criminals but said the administration would also deport people in the United States unlawfully, whether or not they had criminal convictions.
  • He criticized New York officials over sanctuary policies and said federal agents would not patrol near polling places unless responding to a threat or an arrest warrant.

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

taken 2,100 criminals off the streets

— Markwayne MullinThe homeland security secretary described the result of the 30-day New York immigration operation.

At a news conference with other agency leaders, Mullin said the operation had “taken 2,100 criminals off the streets.” He described them as “the worst of the worst,” including gang members, rapists, murderers and child predators.

Mullin also acknowledged that the federal government would “pursue and deport” people who are in the United States unlawfully, regardless of their immigration status and whether they have criminal convictions. He 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.

the worst of the worst

— Markwayne MullinMullin characterized the people detained in the operation.

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

pursue and deport

— Markwayne MullinHe said the federal government would also target people in the United States unlawfully, regardless of criminal convictions.

“Because they refuse to work with us through the 287(g) program, we’re going to send as many people as possible to restore law and order,” Mullin said, adding that President Donald Trump “loves New York.” Asked whether immigration agents would patrol near polling places during the midterm elections, he said they would not unless there was a threat nearby or they were responding to an arrest order.

Because they refuse to work with us through the 287(g) program, we’re going to send as many people as possible to restore law and order

— Markwayne MullinMullin criticized New York officials for limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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Originally published by El Universal 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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