Finding every deportable immigrant: Inside ICE's Puerto Rico operation Highlight
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But since she assumed the role a few days after Donald Trump's return to the White House, her agents' number one priority has become finding immigrants to deport.
They've adopted more aggressive strategies than in past administrations. They're expanding surprise raids at hotels and construction sites, knocking on the doors of people with deportation orders, and questioning others on the street. She says they've asked Puerto Rico's department of motor vehicles to hand over the names and addresses of the roughly 6,000 people who got licenses under an immigrant-friendly law that extended driving privileges to people without legal status. They take informant tips from everyday citizens calling in to report on their neighbors.
— Adrian FloridoReplicated under Fair Use from Finding every deportable immigrant: Inside ICE's Puerto Rico operation by Adrian Florido.