Tracking reported migrant ICE raids, arrests: List of states
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's mass deportation project is ramping up, with federal deportation efforts now including large-scale radios across sanctuary cities, including New York City.
Here's what we know so far about these illegal immigration operations and where they're taking place:
Nearly 1,000 arrests reported Tuesday
By the numbers:
In a Tuesday post on X, ICE reported 969 single-day arrests and lodged 869 detainers, which means "there’s probable cause to believe that the person is removable from the United States under federal immigration law."
In the last week, the Department of Homeland Security said that "law enforcement officials have removed and returned 7,300 illegal aliens."
This photo provided by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents guide undocumented immigrants onboard a C-17 Globemaster III at the Tucson International Airport, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Senior Airman Devlin Bishop
Many of the ICE actions were not unusual. ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
But deportation efforts under the Trump administration should be more seamless, as it announced Friday that it was expanding the use of "expedited removal" authority so it can be used across the country starting right away. "Expedited removal" gives enforcement agencies broad authority to deport people without requiring them to appear before an immigration judge. There are limited exceptions, including if they express fear of returning home and pass an initial screening interview for asylum.
Where were the arrests made?
Local perspective:
The crackdown targeted undocumented immigrants with criminal records. ICE reported arresting individuals last week from a slew of countries, including Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Senegal and Venezuela.
Here's a look at where known arrests were made locally:
New Jersey
- Federal immigration agents on Thursday detained several workers, including a U.S. military veteran, at Oceans Seafood Depot in Newark, New Jersey, local advocates and officials told FOX 5 NY. However, a source with ICE told FOX 5 that the raid was a routine operation, the result of a tip that employees without legal status were working at the fish market.
New York
- On Tuesday in the Bronx, police say they arrested 26-year-old Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, allegedly the leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
- Police in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County say they were informed by ICE that federal authorities would be attempting to serve an immigration warrant on two specific individuals in the community who had a criminal past. So far, the Sleepy Hollow Police Department has not been told if the individuals were served, nor is the department involved with the serving of the warrants.
- On Tuesday morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was in New York City and announced the arrest of an undocumented immigrant facing several charges.
- A Honduran national, Franklin Osorto-Cruz, was convicted of driving while intoxicated. He was arrested in New York.
- A Jamaican national, Kamaro Denver Haye, arrested for "promote a sexual performance by a child less than 17 years of age and possessing sexual performance by child less than 16 years of age: possess/access to view."
ICE-ERO New York arrested Kamaro Denver Haye, a citizen of Jamaica, on Wednesday. The New York City Police Department previously arrested Haye on Dec. 10, 2024, for "Promote a Sexual Performance by Child Less Than 17 Years of Age and Possessing Sexua
- On Jan. 22, ICE-ERO New York City arrested Jose Roberto Rodriguez-Urbina, a 22-year-old citizen of El Salvador and alleged MS-13 gang member.
(U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Big picture view:
Known arrests and operations also occurred in other states, including:
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California
- Colombian national Andres Orjuela Parra was arrested in San Francisco. He has a conviction of sexual penetration with a foreign object on an unaware victim.
Colorado
- A Mexican national, Pablo Beningo Calva-Deamonte, faces removal after his arrest in Denver. The undocumented immigrant has three DUI convictions and has already been removed from the U.S. twice.
- A Mexican national, Arturo Alejandro Silvestre-Mendiola, faces removal after his arrest in Denver. The undocumented immigrant has pending felony drug charges.
- In addition, the DEA posted pictures Sunday on social media of an operation at a location in the Denver area, where roughly 50 people were taken into custody, according to the Associated Press.
Florida
- Police detained nearly 40 Chinese migrants after being discovered in the back of two separate vans in Coral Gables, Florida, according to WSVN. According to the station, the bust happened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
- A Nicaraguan national was arrested at the Broward County Jail for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful carrying of a concealed weapon, discharging a firearm in public and driving with a suspended license.
- A Jamaica resident with charges for possession of oxycodone, displaying a firearm during a felony offense and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license was arrested, while a Mexico resident at the Martin County Jail was charged with traffic offenses and convicted of multiple DUIs.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement had yet another busy day on Sunday, arresting nearly 1,000 people and lodging 554 detainers as President Donald Trump attempts to secure the border. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Georgia
- Our sister station, FOX 5 Atlanta, has confirmed arrests in metro Atlanta were underway.
- "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with federal partners including the FBI, ATF and DEA, began conducting enhanced targeted operations today in Atlanta to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities," a spokesperson for ICE said in a statement.
Illinois
- Our sister station, FOX 32 Chicago, has confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with several other federal agencies, began what they called "enhanced targeted operations" on Sunday in Chicago.
- In a statement posted to "X," ICE said it was working with its federal partners "to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities."
Massachusetts
- Fox News' Bill Melugin reported that he witnessed ICE Boston make eight arrests, including multiple MS-13, Interpol Red Notices, murder and rape suspects, and a volatile Haitian gang member with 18 convictions in recent years who told cameras that he "ain’t going back to Haiti" and "f--- Trump, Biden forever!"
An alleged MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador is arrested outside of Boston.
- Boston ERO announced the arrest of a Haitian man with 17 criminal convictions in Massachusetts, suspected gang member Wisteguens Charles.
Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, a Haitian national and alleged gang member with 17 criminal convictions in Massachusetts in a two-year span, pictured after ICE agents from Boston arrested him last week. (ICE ERO Boston)
Minnesota
- A Mexican national, Jesus Baltazar Mendoza, was convicted of 2nd degree assault of a child. He was arrested in St. Paul.
Texas/Tennessee
- According to FOX News, ICE arrested three Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members in Texas and Tennessee. Nestor Jose Mendoza-Garcia was arrested on Thursday in San Antonio, and Elmer Aparicio-Castillo and an unidentified 36-year-old man were arrested the same day after crossing through Eagle Pass.
Nestor Jose Mendoza-Garcia, right, and Elmer Aparicio-Castillo were arrested by ICE this week. (ICE)
- Also, our sister station, FOX 7 Austin, has confirmed ICE conducted raids in the city over the weekend.
Utah
- A Mexican national, Jesus Perez, was arrested in Salt Lake City and charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
What they're saying:
"I think if you're in the country illegally, it's not OK," White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview on ABC this week. "It is not OK to violate laws in this country. We have millions of people standing in line, taking the test, doing their background investigation, paying the fees that want to come in the right way."
Dig deeper:
According to Pew Research Center:
- The U.S. recorded a record-breaking foreign born population of 47.3 million in 2023, meaning immigrants account for 14.3% of the population.
- As of 2022, 77% of the immigrants in this country were here legally, with 49% becoming naturalized citizens.
- About 23% are unauthorized immigrants, and other 4% are legal temporary residents.
What we don't know:
It's unclear if the people arrested were being investigated before Trump took office. Specific details on all the arrests were not disclosed.
As the landscape of immigration is expected to undergo major changes in 2025, FOX 5 NY will bring you the latest with reporters Jessica Formoso and Stephanie Bertini on the ground.