ICE raids: slow start to Donald Trump’s plan to deport thousands of undocumented immigrants
- Multi-day operation was expected to target around 2,000 recently-arrived families who have been ordered deported
- There were reports of only a few low profile operations in US cities
Only a handful of arrests were reported in US cities on Sunday in what President Donald Trump had called a “major operation” to deport undocumented immigrants with outstanding removal orders.
The ICE agents were expected to target around 2,000 people who have received final orders of removal from an immigration judge.
Local government leaders and action groups had ramped up efforts to make undocumented residents aware of their rights and where they can find help in the days leading to Sunday.
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a statement last week, said the raids would no doubt lead to “collateral arrests” of individuals with no orders of deportation.
But in reality the operation seemed much more low-key, but is expected to continue in the coming days.