Operation Patriot, the Largest Ever ICE Operation, Results in Arrests of Nearly 1,500 Illegals in Massachusetts
Operation Patriot, the largest ever immigration enforcement operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,500 undocumented individuals, including violent criminals, in the state of Massachusetts. The operation, which concluded after a span of several weeks, targeted individuals with criminal records or deportation orders, including murderers, rapists, drug traffickers, and child sex predators. The arrests took place across numerous sanctuary jurisdictions in the Greater Boston area and throughout the state of Massachusetts.
According to sources at ICE, 790 of the arrested individuals had criminal convictions or charges, and 277 had final removal or deportation orders. The sources indicated that the targeted criminals had been living freely in Massachusetts before being apprehended during the operation. The effort spanned the entire month of May and involved ICE teams from other states in the Northeast, as well as collaboration with federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and ATF.
During the operation, Fox News was embedded with ICE agents in Boston, where it witnessed the arrest of several violent criminals, including a murderer, two child rapists, a fentanyl trafficker, an adult rapist, and a child sexual assaulter, all within a few hours. This operation came in direct response to the resistance from city and state leaders in Massachusetts, who have refused to support federal immigration enforcement efforts. These leaders have been vocal in their opposition to ICE’s operations, often providing sanctuary to individuals with criminal records by ignoring ICE detainers.
Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey responded to the arrests with outrage, particularly after ICE agents detained an 18-year-old high school student who was an illegal immigrant and a junior at Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts. Healey expressed her displeasure on social media, stating that she is