John Jefferson
EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is on the ground working alongside agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other law enforcement bodies conducting a nationwide crackdown on criminal aliens ordered by President Donald Trump, photos obtained by Fox News Digital reveal.
“I’ve talked to every single one of our special agents in charge of all 55 of our divisions,” acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll told Fox News Digital Thursday. “I know that every single one of them has reached out to their DHS counterparts to offer assistance and support. So we here at the FBI are really leaning forward to assist DHS the best that we can, to stand shoulder-to-shoulder.”
The FBI’s presence bolsters Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol and other partner agencies with the bureau’s vast resources, including tactical teams and its intelligence network.
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Those resources worked alongside DHS agents in New York City earlier this week, helping identify and capture dozens of “the worst of the worst” suspects, including a 25-year-old suspected Tren de Aragua gang member.
He is believed to have been involved in a violent incident in Colorado before police found him Monday in a Bronx apartment across the street from a school.
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And they extend across the country.
In El Paso, Texas, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE and agents from its Enforcement Removal Operations wing were seen on the ground as part of a mission that led to the capture of a suspect accused of running a stash house for human smugglers.
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“Our best chance to protect Americans, whether it’s from the threats posed by groups like ISIS or in our efforts to dismantle groups like Tren de Aragua, the best way to do that is to put our heads together, our tools together, our efforts together with DHS, but also with all of our United States intelligence community and law enforcement partners around the country,” Driscoll said.
In a series of targeted raids in Chicago, the FBI provided not just intelligence and tactical SWAT team members, but also legal experts to help round up illegal immigrants with suspected criminal ties.
In New York, they provided “advanced tactical support” and helped set up a crisis management coordination center covering the whole city.
“We are and will remain postured to support DHS the best that we can over here at the FBI,” Driscoll said.
Operations across the country over the past seven days have netted roughly 5,500 suspected criminal aliens, according to numbers released by ICE.
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