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El País: The head of ICE defends his agents’ heavy-handed approach during raids: ‘They and their families have received death threats on social media’

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Lyons has advocated for the agents, who operate in plain clothes with their faces covered and, often, in unmarked cars. “I’m sorry if people are offended by them wearing masks, but I’m not going to let my officers and agents go out there and put their lives on the line, their family on the line because people don’t like what immigration enforcement is,” the official stated at a news conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

F*ck*ng liar! It has nothing to do with safety, everything to do with fear and intimidation. These Gestapo tactics must end! At the very least, any legitimate police officer should be identified by a badge or blazer with their agency name and a unique identifying number.

The head of ICE defends his agents’ heavy-handed approach during raids: ‘They and their families have received death threats on social media’
Todd Lyons, the head of immigration enforcement, boasts about an operation in Boston that took nearly 1,500 people into custody in May

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-03/the-head-of-ice-defends-his-agents-heavy-handed-approach-during-raids-they-and-their-families-have-received-death-threats-on-social-media.html

Axios: East Boston family details ICE arrest of TPS recipient

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Mercedes Pineda said having Temporary Protected Status and no criminal record didn’t stop federal agents from detaining her husband, Jose, at work. Pineda, who spoke at a panel organized by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley in East Boston, said hers is far from the only family to get torn apart by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Pineda’s husband, a TPS recipient from El Salvador, was released after two days, but she said the family is still grappling with the aftermath.

  • Neither of them is sleeping well. Jose’s doctor warned he’s one traumatic event away from a deadly stroke.
  • Their 12-year-old daughter is suffering from anxiety attacks. (As Pineda spoke, Pressley sat behind her and comforted her daughter.)

Pineda later told Axios she learned he was detained through videos that circulated, but couldn’t confirm it until he managed to call hours later.

They still don’t know why he was held and say he has no criminal record. Protections for Salvadoran TPS recipients last until Sept. 9, 2026, per U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

East Boston family details ICE arrest of TPS recipient
The Pineda family was highlighted by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Monday in Boston.

https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/06/02/east-boston-family-ice-tps