ICE arrests 12 in Nantucket, Massachusetts; lawmaker slams 'shameful' political move

Several radical were deported from Nantucket, Massachusetts, connected Tuesday arsenic portion of an US migration and customs enforcement (ICE) cognition connected the island.In a station connected X, the section of homeland information said, “ICE is removing amerciable aliens from ALL states, communities, and worksites crossed this country.” “If you are present illegally, usage the CBP Home app to self-deport. If not, you volition beryllium arrested and deported without a accidental to return,” it added.There was besides a video that showed respective radical successful beingness vests sitting connected a US seashore defender vessel on with officers wearing what appeared to beryllium bulletproof vests.The arrests travel astatine a clip erstwhile the Trump administration’s nationwide deportation efforts are facing large ineligible challenges.According to The Nantucket Current, astatine slightest 12 individuals were detained and removed from the land connected Tuesday afternoon. Local reports indicated ICE besides made arrests connected Martha’s Vineyard — different Massachusetts land known for its seasonal colonisation of workers and tourists.Massachusetts authorities legislator Julian Cyr, a Democrat representing Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and parts of Cape Cod, criticised the operation. “It’s bittersweet and it’s shameful to spot the immigrants who marque our communities function, peculiarly successful these astir engaged summertime months, beryllium targeted, harassed, and successful immoderate cases, forcibly removed from their families and lives conscionable for a governmental agenda.” The determination is akin to a 2022 incidental erstwhile Florida politician Ron DeSantis sent a level with dozens of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard without notice, adding to the governmental statement implicit immigration.