Tricia McLaughlin

We have law enforcement who's cooperating with us.

That makes it a lot safer, not just for our law enforcement, but for the public on the ground as well.

Because when things when we start to have agitators, we start to have riders, people who are impeding operations or assaulting law enforcement online.

our law enforcement are able to call local and state officials for backup.

And that really makes sure that there aren't these dangerous situations that spin out of control.

But you'll also, a lot of your viewers will have seen in the news that we have surge CBP law enforcement on the ground there to Minneapolis.

A lot of that is so that we can make sure that we are quelling any violence that we see from these violent agitators, we're seeing things get more and more coordinated, more and more people

coming on the ground and using tactics like vehicle rammings and assault against law enforcement.

So we still need to conduct operations in Minneapolis and other blue states around the country.

And so what we're going to do, we have to bring more men and women on the ground to ensure they can still conduct these operations, but do so in a safe and orderly fashion.

Thank you, Ben.

In a statement announcing Operation Catahoula Crunch today, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin slammed sanctuary policies for, quote, "...endangering American communities and forcing DHS agents to risk their lives to remove criminal illegal aliens that should have never been put back on the streets."

McLaughlin said, quote, it is asinine that these monsters were released back onto New Orleans streets to commit more crimes and create more victims.

In response, the new operations targets include violent criminals who were released after arrest for home invasion, armed robbery, grand theft auto and rape.

Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin tells Fox there has been a 1,000% increase in assaults against law enforcement officers.

ICE acting director Todd Lyons tells Fox opponents have to be more careful with their rhetoric.

Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker told Fox recent events do have an impact on the general public.

Kevin Uretzky, Fox News.

She's not fighting for American victims. And I'd like to lay out the facts. The fact that it was these three members of Congress who trespassed, broke the law and stormed that ICE detention facility. They put law enforcement at risk. They put our detainees at risk and they put our staff at risk. Had they asked,

She's not fighting for American victims. And I'd like to lay out the facts. The fact that it was these three members of Congress who trespassed, broke the law and stormed that ICE detention facility. They put law enforcement at risk. They put our detainees at risk and they put our staff at risk. Had they asked,