Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons responds to Globe reporting on aftermath of immigration crackdown
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'The previous administration allowed millions of illegal aliens to enter this country with pitifully little vetting; many crossed our border without being encountered. President Trump has taken the initiative to reverse this trend and make our neighborhoods safer for U.S. citizens and legal immigrants who came here legally, the right way.'
Responding to a part of the story that describes the work of Lucy Pineda, whose network of 2,500 volunteers patrols neighborhoods to warn of ICE activity, Lyons said:
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'Activists like Lucy Pineda are often hailed as heroes by publications with obvious political agendas, but if they were to take an honest look at what her and her followers are doing, they are enabling people to break the law — and more often than they are comfortable admitting — they are allowing violent criminals to continue to victimize the migrant communities.'
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