In response to an ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol operation, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell claims ICE agents “do not share our values of safety.” (@DHSgov via X)
READ MORE: DHS fires back at Nashville mayor, provides rap sheets of ICE detainees | Fox News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted operations in Nashville this week, resulting in the arrests of a convicted child sex predator and an alleged gang member, but the mayor of the city said the arrests were not focused on making the city safer.
READ MORE: Blue city mayor says ICE arrests of dangerous criminals are not ‘focused on making us safer’
Fox News correspondent CB Cotton discusses the Bucks County officers’ partnership with ICE to aid in deportation operations on ‘Fox Report.’
READ MORE: Bucks County officers partner with ICE amid shaky support from residents | Fox News Video
During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that his visit to an ICE facility in his city that ended up with him being arrested was not a trip he took to protest, but “if I was a part of a protest, that’s my right as a citizen of the state of New Jersey and as a citizen of the United States of America.”
READ MORE: Newark Mayor: I Didn’t Go to ICE Facility to Protest, But If I Did, That’s Okay
Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin E. Miller reiterated his non-compliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Buncombe County residents in a press release on Feb. 7, 2025. His statement fell short of fully ruling out his office’s involvement in ICE operations.
READ MORE: Buncombe sheriff clarifies stance on cooperating with ICE – Asheville’s 828 News NOW
Michael Alexander Ayala-Ramirez, 20, an illegal alien from El Salvador, was sentenced on May 8, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for one count of prohibited person in possession or a firearm or firearms, following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, local law enforcement investigation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 26-year-old illegal Salvadoran national Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez May 12, in Gaithersburg. Amaya is a validated MS-13 gang member and has been convicted of second-degree malicious burning, rogue and vagabond, and possession of marijuana.
READ MORE: ICE makes significant arrest of previously removed MS-13 gang member | ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed a Dominican national charged with drug trafficking and larceny charges in Massachusetts. Officers with ICE Boston removed Alixon Romero-Roa from the United States to the Dominican Republic April 8.
READ MORE: ICE Boston removes Dominican national charged with larceny, drug crimes in Massachusetts | ICE
“Obstructing federal law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties is a crime that jeopardizes public safety and national security. The dedication of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley to investigate and prosecute individuals who attempt to obstruct justice is precisely the leadership we need. It is essential to remember that the law applies to everyone, including public officials, activists, private citizens and law enforcement officers, so we’re immensely grateful to see this kind of support in Boston and beyond,” said ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons.
READ MORE: ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons’ statement regarding US attorney’s support in Massachusetts | ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal Guatemalan alien charged with sex crimes against a Massachusetts minor. Officers with ICE Boston took custody of Juan Rene Barcenes-Velasquez, 56, when officers from the Worcester District Court turned him over to ICE March 31.
READ MORE: ICE arrests illegal Guatemalan alien charged with sex crime against Massachusetts child | ICE
