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DHS deputy assistant secretary cites ICE arrests, credits administration for drop in fentanyl seizures
Summary
Micah Bach, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said ICE carried out large-scale arrests and deportations in multiple cities and credited President Trump and Secretary Noem for a reported decline in fentanyl traffic between March 2024 and March 2025.
Micah Bach, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a brief statement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out one of the largest immigration enforcement operations ever, arresting nearly 1,500 people in Massachusetts whom he described as "murderers, rapists, gang members, drug traffickers, and child predators."
Bach also said ICE conducted separate operations in Charleston, South Carolina, where it "arrested 72 criminal illegal aliens, and…
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