ICE reels in the worst of the worst with 'Operation Catch of the Day' in Maine

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched "Operation Catch of the Day" crossed Maine, arresting transgression amerciable aliens convicted of convulsive crimes arsenic portion of a crackdown ordered nether President Donald Trump and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

The cognition was launched connected Tuesday and focuses connected individuals convicted of convulsive offenses and crimes involving nationalist information and kid welfare.

On the archetypal day, ICE arrested implicit 50 people, and according to ICE Deputy Assistant Director Patricia Hyde, determination are astir 1,400 targets successful Maine.

DHS said the inaugural prioritizes individuals it describes arsenic the astir unsafe offenders – including transgression amerciable aliens convicted of aggravated assault, mendacious imprisonment and endangering the payment of a kid – residing unlawfully successful the state.

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ICE launched a large enforcement cognition successful Maine, arresting implicit 50 transgression amerciable aliens arsenic DHS targets convulsive offenders nether President Trump. (Homeland Security)

DHS said the cognition follows ongoing disagreements with Maine officials implicit practice with national migration enforcement and comes arsenic the medication increases unit connected jurisdictions it says bounds arrests of transgression amerciable aliens.

"Governor Mills and her chap sanctuary politicians successful Maine person made it abundantly wide that they would alternatively basal with transgression amerciable aliens than support law-abiding American citizens," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. "We person launched Operation Catch of the Day to people the worst of the worst transgression amerciable aliens successful the state."

"On the archetypal time of operations, we arrested amerciable aliens convicted of aggravated assault, mendacious imprisonment, and endangering the payment of a child," she continued. "Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we are nary longer allowing transgression amerciable aliens to terrorize American citizens."

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Those taken into custody see Dominic Ali, a transgression amerciable alien from Sudan convicted of mendacious imprisonment, aggravated assault, assault, obstructing justness and usurpation of a protective order.

ICE besides arrested Ambessa Berhe, a transgression amerciable alien from Ethiopia convicted of aggravated battle and cocaine possession.

Elmara Correia, a transgression amerciable alien from Angola who was antecedently arrested for endangering the payment of a child, was besides taken into custody.

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DHS called retired Maine Gov. Janet Mills for allegedly preferring to basal with transgression amerciable aliens than support American citizens. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Another apprehension progressive Dany Lopez-Cortez, a transgression amerciable alien from Guatemala convicted of operating nether the power of alcohol.

The Maine cognition is portion of Trump’s broader nationwide crackdown connected amerciable immigration, a cardinal pledge of his campaign.

Portland, Maine Mayor Mark Dion past week released a connection opposing a imaginable ICE beingness successful the area.

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"Our assemblage is anxious and fearful regarding the knowing that ICE is readying to nonstop agents to Portland and Lewiston adjacent week," Dion said. "There is nary grounds of unchecked transgression enactment successful our assemblage requiring a disproportionate beingness of national agents. In that view, Portland rejects the request for the deployment of ICE agents into our neighborhoods."

He added that the Portland Police Department does not cooperate with ICE and does not enactment successful enforcing national migration law.