ICE launches 'largest immigration operation ever' in Minneapolis, acting director says
Acting Director Todd Lyons says DHS law enforcement has surged to target fraud and arrest criminal illegal aliens
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Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Tuesday the agency is carrying out the "largest immigration operation ever" in Minneapolis.
He said Department of Homeland Security law enforcement, under the leadership of Secretary Kristi Noem, has surged to Minneapolis to target fraud, arrest perpetrators and remove criminal illegal aliens.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on May 14, in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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