San Juan.- Agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE, in English) carried out this Sunday the first raid against immigrants in Puerto Ricofollowing the order of the American president, donald trump.
The raid took place in the Barrio Obrero area of San Juan, the epicenter of the large Dominican community that lives on the island, which is a Commonwealth of the United States.
ICE reported in a statement that, in collaboration with federal agencies of the US Department of Justiceis applying the OExecutive Order Protecting the American People from Invasion from January 20, 2025.
According to the note, ICE plays “a crucial role in the identification and detention of people who represent a threat“, to ensure that “the objectives of the order are achieved.”
So far, ICE has not indicated how many arrests it has made in Puerto Rico, where the main immigrant community is Dominican.
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two days ago, he ICE reported that it had detained 538 criminal immigrants without documents and deported “hundreds” in the operation against irregular immigration launched by Trump.
Trump promised to carry out “operation mass deportation largest in history”, and he launched it as soon as he assumed the Presidency last Monday.
To Puerto Rico, which is separated from Dominican Republic for the call Mona Canalboats with Dominican and Haitian migrants frequently arrive.
