Deportation flights are now underway…
A Fox News crew had the opportunity to ride along on a chilly early morning raid in Massachusetts with an elite unit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. During the operation, agents arrested a Haitian man for deportation. In the footage, the man—who has at least 17 prior convictions—is heard saying, “F*ck Trump, Biden forever.” He is part of a broader initiative targeting high-priority criminal illegal immigrants and will now be sent back to Haiti.
The operation, conducted in single-digit temperatures, was part of a coordinated effort by ICE to apprehend what officials described as the “worst of the worst” among illegal immigrants with significant criminal records. Fox News’ Bill Melugin was on the ground and described the tense atmosphere as officers prepared to carry out their early morning mission. “It’s a frigid five degrees in the pre-dawn hours just outside of Boston where this team of elite ICE officers is briefing on their targets for the day,” Melugin reported.
WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
NEW: Haitian man says “F*ck Trump, Biden forever,” gets arrested by ICE’s elite Boston unit to be deported.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 23, 2025
The ultimate FAFO.
The arrest was part of a Boston raid on the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens, as reported by @BillMelugin_.
“It's a frigid five degrees in… pic.twitter.com/83XgPMgNlt
Tom Homan: “This Is Just the Beginning”
Former acting ICE director and recently appointed Border Czar Tom Homan expressed satisfaction with the operation, emphasizing its importance in addressing illegal immigration and public safety concerns. “This is just the beginning,” Homan told Fox News. “We will not allow criminal illegal aliens to remain in this country unchecked.”
The most talked-about moment of the raid occurred when the Haitian national declared that he refused to return to Haiti. However, Homan later confirmed the man’s fate during an appearance on Fox News, stating, “He’s going back to Haiti, whether he likes it or not.”
NEW: Border Czar Tom Homan says the Haitian illegal immigrant who said he wasn't going back to Haiti is, in fact, going back to Haiti.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 23, 2025
Fox: When you see that video, what do you think?
Homan: "Well, he's wrong, he's going back to Haiti. I can tell him that." pic.twitter.com/BT7mUEc8e1
Sanctuary Policies Under Fire
The operation also highlighted the challenges ICE faces in dealing with sanctuary jurisdictions. A Salvadoran national previously charged locally with rape was arrested during the raid after being released by local authorities who ignored ICE’s detainer request. Fox News reported that an MS-13 gang member was also taken into custody during the operation on gun charges, along with his roommate, another illegal immigrant. The gang member had been released from local custody just a day earlier due to sanctuary policies, despite a prior ICE detainer.
In addition to these arrests, ICE agents detained a Brazilian national wanted for armed robbery and a Dominican national charged with drug trafficking and assault with a deadly weapon.
Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft
The Trump administration has begun using military aircraft for deportation flights, signaling an intensification of efforts to remove illegal immigrants. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared photos on the social media platform X, showing detainees in handcuffs boarding military planes.
Deportation flights have begun.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 24, 2025
President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences. pic.twitter.com/CTlG8MRcY1
“Deportation flights have begun,” Leavitt tweeted Friday. “President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences.”
Homan: Over 1,300 Arrests So Far
Homan announced Thursday night that ICE has carried out over 1,300 arrests as part of this enforcement initiative. He praised the efforts of ICE officers and warned that more operations are on the way.
🚨NEW: Tom Homan reveals that ICE has already made 1300 arrests during deportation operations:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 24, 2025
“We've arrested 1300 people, over a thousand of them are criminals."
"The other ones are either fugitives who've been through immigration court, that became a fugitive, or… pic.twitter.com/wEQlGKy9QX
“These raids show the seriousness of our mission,” Homan said. “We will not allow criminal illegal aliens to continue jeopardizing public safety while thumbing their noses at the law.”
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Radcliffe, might want to pay some real attention to “China” labs here in the U.S. Maybe California might have some of these labs.
What i did not see/read in ths article was that fox news agent did not say any-thin about this POS praising Obambam for what he has done for him! And why bother sending them back if they have commited all these crimes just put them out of the our & their misery!! A little lead poison could cure the problem,
We can all thank the corrupt, power hungry Biden administration and democrat cohorts for the rapes, murders, and violence that these worst of the worst illegal criminals have committed in our country against our citizens. We can also thank them for the humongous expense of rounding up these criminals for deportation. Think about this the next time you vote, people.
Glad to hear they are picking up the pace. This the best way to put America First.
If he refuses to enter Haiti, I could be convinced to drop him off 1 mile outside of Haiti.
Thank heavens, this has started. FIrst, the worse of illegals go, then all the rest of illegals till all of them are gone. WE OWE THEM NOTHING, NOTHING!!!c!
President Trump & Homan said that authorities resisting these illegals from being arrested will be carted off to jail also if they do not let ICE do their job. We are seeing that they’re releasing them back into the streets, so I would say that would be a waste of ICE resources and a risk to ICE and others lives – which means the people authorizing the release need to be held accountable. This needs to be done once and for all.
Long overdue but worth the wait!