Authorities have reportedly caught and detained multiple Iranians hiding in the United States.
According to a Tuesday press release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 11 Iranian nationals in the U.S. illegally were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last weekend. A U.S. citizen who “threatened to kill ICE law enforcement while harboring an illegal alien from Iran” was also arrested by ICE.
“Under [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem, DHS has been full throttle on identifying and arresting known or suspected terrorists and violent extremists that illegally entered this country, came in through Biden’s fraudulent parole programs or otherwise,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in the release.
“We have been saying we are getting the worst of the worst out — and we are. We don’t wait until a military operation to execute; we proactively deliver on President Trump’s mandate to secure the homeland,” McLaughlin added.
The arrests in multiple states, per DHS, came amid a conflict between Iran and Israel that the U.S. stepped in to resolve over the weekend and a larger crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration.
Trump went after the Israelis and Iranians on Tuesday, expressing his displeasure with fighting that went on between the two regional rivals after he announced the parameters of a ceasefire Monday.
“We basically — we have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f–‑ they’re doing,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Moments after boarding Marine One, Trump issued a blunt warning on Truth Social: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
A senior Israeli official told Fox News on Tuesday that Iran had launched multiple missiles toward Israel following the ceasefire’s start, “and we believe they are trying to fire more in the next couple of hours.”
“Unfortunately, the Iranians have decided to continue to fire toward Israel,” the official said to Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst after Trump unveiled the deal Monday.
“Now we will have to retaliate, this will happen of course,” the official added. “It could end within several hours, but they [the Iranians] need to make a decision.”
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Israel Defense Forces carried out a small airstrike on Iranian radar equipment before backing down from further attacks.
“At 7:06 a.m., Iran launched one missile toward Israeli territory, and at 10:25 a.m., two more missiles. The missiles were intercepted or landed in open areas without causing casualties or damage,” the office said. “In response to Iran’s violations, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a radar array near Tehran. Following President Trump’s conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from further strikes.”
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Probably a lot more than just 11 thanks to the last administration.
Then add Chinese student spies too mix