ICE arrests 11 Iranians in latest immigration crackdown operation
CBS News · 10 days ago
CBS News
10 days ago
In one of the Trump administration's latest crackdowns on illegal immigration, federal officials have arrested 11 Iranian foreign nationals in just 48 hours. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.
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- ICE arrested 11 Iranian nationals in 48 hours across eight states. 5s
- One detainee is a former member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps with admitted Hezbollah connections. 12s
- One individual was on the U.S. known or suspected terrorist list and had lived in the U.S. illegally for nearly eight years. 33s
- Five of those arrested had previous criminal convictions, including grand larceny and drug or firearm possession. 1m 18s
- Officials have not linked the arrests to any specific terrorism plots, but all individuals face criminal charges. 1m 52s