Masked federal agents descend to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket for immigration arrests

Immigration arrests on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have shaken the island communities.

Federal agents of American immigration and customs application (ICE) operated on the two islands, holding individuals. Special FBI agents, alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives office, and the Drug Entrement Administration has helped.

In the photographs and declarations of eye witnesses, many agents carried masks during the application action.

According to an ICE press release, among those arrested, people described as a “documented member of the notorious gang MS-13 Street and at least a sexual offender”.

No names of those who were placed in police custody were given. Details do not support these charges provided either.

According to reports from the Martha vineyard newspapers, both MV Times and the Vineyard– The agents in unmarked vehicles stopped work vans and asked the occupants to show the documentation of the status of residence.

Nantucket current said the agents were shooting cars on the road and removed occupants.

The current Published a video on social networks showing what he identified as 12 detainees transported outside the island on a coastal guard boat.

Coast guard officials confirmed to CAI that their boats were used to transport agents and detainees to the continent. A Coast Guard official told CAI that plans for implementing measures have been in place for “at least a week ago”.

Nantucket police confirmed to Cai that they had been informed on Monday of the intention of federal agents to come on Tuesday. Local police did not participate in the arrests.

In a press release, the state senator Julian Cyr said: “I am saddened and alarmed by measures to apply immigration on a large scale by ice and other federal agencies on the two targeted efforts of Martha. The islands aboard the coastal guard ships. »»

The office of the member of the Congress Bill Keating published a statement urging Trump administration and ice agents to give any person owned a regular procedure.

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