Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday that a five-day operation targeting criminal illegal immigrants resulted in the arrest of more than 100 – with the majority having prior convictions or pending criminal charges. Pham said 70% had criminal records, including prior convictions, pending charges or both. Operation Granite follows Operation Rise, which targeted “sanctuary” jurisdictions that shield illegal immigrants from deportation by refusing to work with federal immigration authorities. In that operation, 176 illegal immigrants were taken into custody by ICE agents in Philadelphia, Denver, New York, Washington, Baltimore and Seattle. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDays earlier, agents as part of that operation arrested 128 illegal immigrants in California.

Source: Fox News October 28, 2020 18:00 UTC