A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office changes the handcuffs of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina from back to front after arresting him during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office puts Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina in the back of a car after arresting him during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, listens to his radio during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Judith Almodovar, deputy director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, listens to a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office changes the handcuffs of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina from back to front after arresting him during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A chain depicting St. Michael, the patron saint of law enforcement, hangs from the rear view mirror of Kenneth Genalo’s, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, car during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office arrest Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, left, walks to arrest Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina, right, during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office arrest Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New...]()
Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, looks at the apartment of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office conducts a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New...]()
Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New...]()
Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, holds an information sheet on Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Enforcement and Removal Operations deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office conduct a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office carries the backpack of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina after arresting him during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration...]()
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office arrest Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration...]()
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office arrest Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration...]()
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office arrest Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New...]()
Kenneth Genalo, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office, looks at the apartment of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office changes the handcuffs of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina from back to front after arresting him during an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
ExpandBy REBECCA SANTANA NEW YORK (AP) — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, then an officer’s voice crackled over the radio. After watching for about two hours, he said, “I think that’s Tango,” using a term for target. “Gray hoodie. Backpack. […]
