DETROIT – U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday, January 27, that they are “working to apprehend immigration violators” in Michigan and Ohio.
HSI Detroit posted about the efforts on X, but more information was not immediately available.
ICE did not respond to an email request for comment on Tuesday.
Since President Donald Trump returned to office a week ago, federal agencies have increased their immigration enforcement efforts. Since Trump’s inauguration, when he promised to crack down on immigration and carry out mass deportations, ICE says it has arrested over 3,550 people.
As part of the nationwide crackdown, ICE launched “enhanced targeted operations” in Chicago over the weekend.
Homeland Security Investigations has released information about detention efforts in other cities, including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Miami, and Atlanta.
According to HSI Los Angeles, some of these operations are conducted “in accordance with administration directives and in alignment with its established priorities.” However, some of this activity may not be unusual, as immigration officials arrested an average of 311 people per day last year.
ICE reported arresting 286 people on Saturday, 956 on Sunday, and 1,179 on Monday.
In Michigan, several local law enforcement agencies have stated that they will not arrest people solely for immigration violations. Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstom said his department is “not in the business of immigration enforcement,” while Washtenaw County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer said her deputies will not assist ICE with detentions.
Local police have also issued a warning about rumors of immigration raids.
The Muskegon Police Department stated Monday that recent social media posts about ICE agents “may have raised concerns among residents,” but the department “has had no contact with federal agencies about immigration enforcement.”
And Ann Arbor Mayor Pro Tem Travis Radina addressed “inaccurate” information that circulated over the weekend, stating that ICE made contact with a business but no one was arrested.
