Are these mass arrests precisely targeting dangerous gang members, or is a wider net catching ordinary residents in the crossfire?

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The arrests do not appear to have been limited to dangerous gang members; the available evidence suggests a broader sweep that included people with a wide range of backgrounds, including many whose only known issue may have been immigration status. ICE framed the five-day Indiana operation as a public-safety effort, saying the 426 arrests included people with criminal histories such as sex offenses, assault, domestic violence, drug trafficking, weapons crimes and fraud, and that some detainees were alleged members of MS-13, 18th Street and Tren de Aragua. That shows gang suspects and people accused or convicted of serious crimes were part of the operation. But ICE has not released a full, case-by-case breakdown of everyone arrested. Without that, it is not possible to verify how many were gang members, how many had serious criminal convictions, how many had minor offenses such as traffic or public-order violations, and how many had no criminal record beyond civil immigration violations. Local reporting also notes ICE declined to provide a comprehensive list of those arrested. That gap matters because broader detention data and reporting point to a wider net. A New York Times analysis cited in local coverage found that nationally, most immigrants arrested by ICE in July had not been charged with or convicted of a crime. Advocates and local officials in Indianapolis also reported fear spreading through neighborhoods, schools and workplaces, with allegations that some people ne…

ICE Arrests 400-Plus Undocumented Immigrants in 5-Day Indiana Operation

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