ICE Arrests More Than 170 Illegal Aliens At-Large in Sanctuary City Crackdown

ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Officers arrest criminal aliens with criminal records who are subject to removal from the United States, in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2020. Michael Johnson/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced Thursday that it has arrested more than 170 at-large illegal immigrants throughout the country in a crackdown focused on sanctuary cities.

The 176 arrests in Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, New York, Washington, and Baltimore were a culmination of a week-long effort from Oct. 3-9 as Phase 2 of “Operation Rise,” the agency’s latest operation targeting criminal aliens in sanctuary cities.