Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal officers apprehended 65 undocumented immigrants in Connecticut during a four-day operation, according to the agency.
Dubbed "Operation Broken Trust," the sweep netted 29 people who had been convicted or charged in the U.S. with crimes, including kidnapping, assault, weapons violateions, drug offenses, and sex crimes, according to ICE.
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The federal agency said it targeted transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious offenders.
"Connecticut is a sanctuary no more," a news release from ICE read.
The operation involved ICE Boston’s Hartford field office, the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcoh