Some 1,500 Trinidad and Tobago nationals have been detained following operations to nab undocumented immigrants in several American states in the last week.
Since the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump on January 25, operations by law enforcement officers have been ramped up and at least 50,000 persons have been caught in the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) dragnet.
Trump had campaigned strongly on a ticket to rid the country of millions of illegal immigrants, who he claimed were bleeding the country’s resources and cheating American citizens out of jobs.
The Trinidadian nationals are said to have spent from one to 35 years in the country and some are expected to be deported as early as next week.
The raids were carried out in New York, Illinois, Georgia, North and South Carolina and California.
Officials had said that the raids are targeting persons who are a threat to public safety and the immigration system.
