Where ICE can operate. The Department of Homeland Security has followed a policy since 2011 that restricted ICE enforcement actions, including arrests, interviews, searches and su

"Six hours in Chicago, and we made the city a lot safer," Homan said.

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Paterson is at least the third New Jersey city where ICE raids have been reported since President Donald Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20, after regaining the White House on a platform that included a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.

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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined officers in an immigration enforcement operation that arrested several people in New York City on Tuesday,