ERO sets single-day record with 2,135 sanctuary city arrests

Operation Safe Nation officially launched on Feb. 12, 2025, as announced by DHS (https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/02/12/dhs-launches-operation-safe-nation).

The operation mobilized ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals, Border Patrol, and Treasury agents in a coordinated interior enforcement action (Department of Justice Task Force Memo: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/operation-safe-nation-multi-agency-coordination).

Initial raids targeted 31 college campuses across eight states that had declared sanctuary policies (Higher Education Immigration Coalition Report: https://www.higheredimmigration.org/campus-raids-february-2025).