NBC Affiliate Cites ‘Growing Concerns’ Of ICE Raids After Murderers, Gangsters Captured

An NBC affiliate in Boston complained of “growing concerns” of deportation raids performed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the federal law enforcement agency caught illegal alien criminals wanted for crimes such as murder and rape.

NBC10 published a story headlined, “After federal agents spotted in East Boston, concerns grow over potential ICE raids” shortly after federal law enforcement agents captured illegal alien criminals accused of a variety of violent crimes.

“There’s growing concerns over potential ICE raids locally after federal agents were spotted by NBC Boston cameras entering homes in East Boston Wednesday and taking at least one person into custody,” the NBC10 story read. “These operations come amid heightened alert for mass roundups and deportations promised by President Donald Trump, but federal authorities would not confirm they are related to that effort.”

The report was slammed on X by Bill Melugin, the Fox News National Correspondent who embedded with ICE on their series of raids in Boston.

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“I’m curious what concerns there would be over the following being removed from the streets by ICE Boston yesterday?” he wrote on X, explaining that the federal law enforcement agency captured two alleged members of MS-13, a Haitian gang member with 17 convictions, multiple alleged rapists, and an alleged heroin trafficker, among others.

I’m curious what concerns there would be over the following being removed from the streets by ICE Boston yesterday?

Two MS-13 gang members, one of which has an Interpol Red Notice warrant for aggravated murder
Haitian gang member w/ 17 convictions
Multiple alleged rapists,… https://t.co/HQl6GoeAHW

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025

One Haitian illegal alien and alleged gang member was captured on video yelling, “I’m not going back to Haiti,” and praising former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. “Yo Biden forever bro. Thank Obama for everything he did for me bro,” he said as he was placed in the back of a police car.

President Donald Trump pledged during his campaign to carry out the largest mass deportation operation in American history. The 47th president signed a slate of immigration-related executive orders within hours of taking office, including declaring a national emergency on the southern border, designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and suspending refugee resettlement.

Trump’s deportation plan enjoys significant public support, with one recent poll from The New York Times finding that nearly 9 in 10 Americans support deporting illegal aliens with criminal records. That same survey also found that 63 percent of Americans support deporting immigrants who are here illegally and arrived over the past four years and that a majority of Americans, 55 percent, support deporting all illegal aliens.

Nearly 60 percent of respondents in a CBS News poll said they would support an effort to deport all illegal aliens from the United States, not just those who have been convicted of a violent crime.