As the Trump administration begins rounding up illegal immigrants across the country, cities that have yet to see raids are pleading that their communities will be next.
Since Trump took office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested nearly 500 criminal migrants in Denver, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, DC, according to Fox News.
As DailyMail.com exclusively reported, ICE is targeting criminal immigrants and those under deportation orders.
“ICE agents are doing their job – the job they should have been doing for the past four years,” former Colorado Immigration Enforcement Director John Fabbricatore told DailyMail.com.
“This is an all-hands-on-deck situation, using every tool at their disposal.”
However, other cities that have suffered the worst effects of the border crisis are also waiting their turn.
“I hope to God that Tom Homan, with ICE, brings that kind of 'America First' agenda here and they see to it,” Kyle Sinclair, the vice chairman of the Bexar County Republican Party in San Antonio, Texas, told DailyMail. .com.
At least 646,000 migrants have sought help at the San Antonio shelter run by Catholic Charities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains illegal immigrants with criminal records in Boston in the first few days of the Trump administration
ICE says it is targeting “the worst of the worst” at this stage of its deportation efforts, including gang members, rape suspects and murder suspects.
In San Antonio, a major hub for migrants during the Biden years, at least 636,953 migrants passed through the city's migrant shelters since 2021, according to the shelter.
In recent months, the Lone Star State's second-largest city became a stronghold for the infamous Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, known to police as TdA.
South American gangsters took over at least four apartment complexes near the migrant shelter and victimized other migrants who threatened to pay them rent.
The thugs, known to wear red, also took control of vacant apartments and used them to prostitute women and children and deal drugs.
At least 19 suspected TdA members were arrested in October, including a man police called a TdA enforcer – a gangster with a leadership role and likely direct ties to Venezuela.
“Because we had an enforcer from the TdA gang in San Antonio, and with the migrant center, who had to put a focus on San Antonio,” Sinclair reasoned.
Instead, Sinclair is shocked to see Mayor Ron Nirenberg tweeting in defiance of the Trump administration.
Two of the 19 people arrested in the Oct. 19 raid on the Palatia Apartments in San Antonio, where authorities say Tren de Aragua operated
At least four of the people arrested in San Antonio on October 5 have been confirmed as gang members
San Antonio's mayor had welcomed migrants to the city
'Seeking asylum is a human right. Trans rights are human rights. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise,” the Democrat posted on X on the day Trump took the oath of office on Monday.
Even though San Antonio and Bexar County have traditionally been an overwhelmingly blue part of the state, support for the Republican agenda in the 2024 elections was at an all-time high, winning 45% of the local vote.
Kyle Sinclair is vice chairman of the Republican Party in San Antonio, Texas
“It's spreading across this country that people want change, so doubling down on mayor, city council and county judge is not the answer,” the Republican vice chairman added.
“The nation has spoken: We don't like what's happening at the border.”
In Idaho, conservatives are also calling on Trump Border Czar Tom Homan to turn his attention to the Gem State.
“Attention, Mr. Homan, can you please send some illegal immigration raids to the companies owned by Idaho State Rep. Stephanie Mickelson? She has bragged about the number of illegal people her companies employ,” the veteran-turned-politician tweeted.
In Chicago, another migrant holding city that has been overrun by migrants, residents said they were eager to work with Trump and Homan and help them with deportations.
“I am confident that the people of Chicago will step up – we are ready to help in any way we can,” Cata Truss, who sued the Democratic city over spending local tax dollars to house migrants, told me. to Fox News.
“There are those among us who are willing to work with this government to ensure that people who are here illegally are sent home.”
Footage from Fox News shows how ICE in Boston made eight arrests this week