Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins an ICE raid in New York City Tuesday. Noem said communities will be safer because of targeted raids that go after criminal illegal immigrants. (Department of Homeland Security)
Investigators said Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, 25, is the same man caught on camera in a video showing heavily armed men kicking down an apartment door at an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado.
He was hiding out in New York City, authorities said.
The targeted raid against criminal illegal immigrants was "very specific," Noem said. In an effort to combat crime, sanctuary city laws should be lifted, so authorities can better target and prosecute illegal immigrants who commit crimes, she added.
"We need mayors and governors partnering with us, but we will do our job regardless of that," she said. "We will continue to go forward and identify those folks and get them out.
"Talking about the difference in some of these sanctuary cities, how they're just released as soon as they come into our custody, not necessarily our custody, but the local governments'."
KRISTI NOEM JOINS IMMIGRATION RAID TO CATCH ‘DIRTBAGS’ IN MAJOR SANCTUARY CITY
The DEA New York Division participated in an immigration enforcement operation with other federal law enforcement partners, resulting in the arrest of one suspect on kidnapping, assault and burglary charges. (X/@DEANEWYORKDiv)
"We've sent a message clearly to the world: ‘Don’t come here. If you're an illegal and if you're dangerous, we have a target on you, and you will not be welcome and we will remove you'," said Noem.
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