It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC.

Good morning again, everyone.

Well, it's not just theoretical anymore.

There are now immigration enforcement actions taking place during this first

week of the Trump administration. Some of them in the last day are pursuant to a bill that Congress

passed on Wednesday. It's the Laken Riley Act. You've probably heard of this. It's a Republican-led

bill that directs authorities to deport immigrants who are accused of specific crimes,

if they're in the country without documentation, that's accused of crimes, not yet convicted.

The vote on that in the House was 263 to 156, with 466 Democrats voting in favor.

The Democrats against the bill warned that it would unfairly target immigrants

whose only crime had been entering the country without authorization.

That's how the New York Times described it,

and again, that distinction of accused of crimes not yet convicted.

Then, yesterday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's

social media account on X reported it had already arrested 538 people and detained 373

undocumented immigrants so far nationwide, and the arrests include several in sanctuary cities. Here in New York,

ICE agents arrested an alleged El Salvadoran MS-13 gang member, a Jamaican citizen who had

been arrested for a sexual exploitation of a minor, and a Honduran citizen with a drunk driving

conviction, that's according to ABC 7, Channel 7,

in Newark, and this is really breaking out as a big story nationally, ICE agents raided a fish

market yesterday morning, initially detaining four workers allegedly without a warrant.

Newark Mayor Rosbaraka strongly condemned the raid.

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