Overview

• DHS stated that ICE will keep removing what it called the “worst of the worst,” including people convicted of violent and sexual offenses, during the government shutdown.
• ICE’s Boston field office confirmed agents remain on duty without pay, and officials highlighted the arrest in Framingham of Mario Torres-Herrera, convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon.
• Breitbart, citing DHS, reported arrests this week that included individuals previously convicted of second-degree murder, sexual assault of a child, and other serious crimes in California and Texas.
• Additional arrests reported by Breitbart included an 18th Street gang member with an aggravated assault conviction in New Jersey, a Bahamas national convicted of carjacking in Florida, and an El Salvador national convicted of kidnapping in Mississippi.
• The Boston Herald reported that ICE points to new resources from the summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill, including $76.5 billion in funding and hiring bonuses up to $50,000, as support for continuing operations during the shutdown.