As the Trump administration has adopted a more aggressive approach to immigration enforcement across the country, a new report indicates that units previously reserved for high-risk operations, including conflicts with armed drug cartels and military operations in the Middle East, are now being used to carry out arrests of undocumented immigrants on the streets of major U.S. cities.
A new investigation by WIRED revealed that the Trump administration has approved the use of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, also known as BORTAC, to conduct immigration enforcement operations in cities nationwide, marking a shift from its usual duties, which include desert rescues, executing high-risk warrants and even manhunts.
