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The Donald Trump administration resurrected and expanded the task force model, and Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration made it a centerpiece of Operation Guardian, which he and Tim Tipton, commissioner of public safety, announced in February 2025 using fiery political rhetoric, heaping vitriol on immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Vietnam, and claiming they are terrorists, cartel members, and members of other transnational criminal organizations.
However, 70% of those being detained by ICE as of April have no criminal record, and of those with convictions, many are for minor offenses including traffic violations, according to immigration data analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
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