BOSTON (WWLP) - A news conference was held with members of the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to announce the results of 'Operation Patriot', with nearly 1,500 people arrested.

On Monday, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons, and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde held a news conference to discuss the immigration enforcement surge operation in Massachusetts. Officials called it 'Operation Patriot,' which resulted in 1,461 arrests by ICE last month in Massachusetts.

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