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Donald Trump, the President of the United States, who has been in office for only a week, has launched a crackdown on illegal immigrants. President Trump is mobilizing multiple federal agencies to expand enforcement not only at the southern border but also throughout the northern areas, including Chicago.

According to CNN and other reports on the 26th (local time), as a result of the large-scale crackdown by President Trump, nearly 1,000 immigrants were arrested in just one day. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported via social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that 956 people were arrested nationwide, of which 554 were detained.

The crackdown took place simultaneously across the country in various locations, including Chicago in Illinois, Atlanta, Colorado, Los Angeles, and Austin in Texas. Arrests of immigrants were also carried out beyond the mainland, including in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Not only ICE but also multiple federal agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), coordinated to conduct the crackdown.

In Colorado, a surprise crackdown focused on Venezuelan violent organizations and drug trafficking led to the detention of nearly 50 undocumented immigrants. Drugs, weapons, and cash were seized at a temporary nightclub near Denver. Tom Homan, the 'border czar' of the Trump administration, who observed the crackdown in Chicago, told CNN in an interview that 'all law enforcement agencies were mobilized to respond to threats to public safety and national security,' stating that the operation would be a 'game changer.'

U.S. authorities maintain that they are focusing on 'targeted enforcement' of illegal immigrants who have committed crimes. Homan claimed in an internet streaming broadcast interview released later that day that 'cleaning up (immigrants) does not happen anywhere.' However, among immigrant families, claims have arisen that 'people without any prior offenses other than minor fines have been arrested.'