ICE reports 48 arrests during weeklong operation in New Mexico

Nearly 50 migrants in custody after ICE operation across New Mexico

Nearly 50 migrants are in custody after an ICE operation across New Mexico.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported the arrests of 48 people during a weeklong operation in three New Mexico cities.

ICE officers worked with four other federal agencies to arrest 48 people in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Roswell in the week ending on March 8.

According to ICE, 20 of the people arrested or convicted of crimes. ICE claims the crimes include homicide, sexual assault, battery, drug trafficking, burglary and DWI. They claim the others were in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order.

21 of them will be deported in the next 90 days, according to ICE.

Authorities from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshal Service aided in the operation.