(The Center Square) – Despite state opposition to arresting violent criminal foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and federal partners continue to apprehend them, including members of violent gangs and organized crime.
In one recent multi-agency interdiction effort spanning three days, ICE and multiple federal law enforcement partners arrested 44 people allegedly involved in illicit activities across six Central Valley counties spanning 210 miles. They include members of violent international gangs involved in drug trafficking, human smuggling, and other violent crimes, according to ICE. Federal agents also apprehended convicted sex offenders who illegally reentered the U.S. after having been previously deported and illegal foreign nationals facing federal criminal charges for immigration and other violations.
ICE noted that “Local and state law enforcement agencies were not involved in the operation due to California Senate Bill 54, which restricts cooperation between local agencies and federal immigration authorities,” adding that it “remains committed to working with its federal partners to combat organized crime and protect communities from violent criminal activity.”…