Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) agents carried out an early morning raid in New York City on Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has said. Noem shared video on X, formerly Twitter, showing officers leading away an individual.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for a raid in New York City on Tuesday morning. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett saw the raids up close with Noem and joins to discuss.

The operation in New York involved agents from ICE’s investigative arm, known as Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which normally focuses on transnational crime, including human trafficking, child exploitation and drug smuggling, as well as personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to photos posted to social media.

DHS Secretary Noem rode alongside federal agents targeting a high-profile Venezuelan gang member during immigration enforcement in the Bronx.

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON - Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald Trump's Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting into position a key member of the Republican's Cabinet as he launches a wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

Noem will now lead a federal department tasked with enforcing Trump’s hardline immigration policies, despite her lack of experience with homeland security issues.

Before Trump spoke in Las Vegas, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.

Twenty-five members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, according to a senior administration official.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — After one week in office, the Trump administration said ICE has steadily increased daily arrests. On Monday, the agency said it made 1,179 arrests, well above the daily average for fiscal year 2024 of 310. The Trump administration directed the DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals and FBI to arrest undocumented immigrants.

Federal agents, led by new DHS secretary, made heavily publicized arrest in country’s biggest sanctuary city Tuesday.