Overview

• Agents from ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF and the U.S. Coast Guard carried out raids on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket on May 27, detaining around 40 people
• Among those arrested were a documented MS-13 gang member and at least one convicted child sex offender, underscoring the operation’s public safety focus
• Federal officers conducted multiple vehicle stops across island roads before transporting detainees to the mainland via Coast Guard vessels
• Local law enforcement received notification just one day before the operation and did not participate in the enforcement actions
• The sweeps come after White House adviser Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urged a significant rise in daily immigration arrests under the Trump administration