Officers from Homeland Security and the FBI conduct immigration enforcement in El Paso, Texas on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (FBI)

“Our best chance to protect Americans, whether it’s from the threats posed by groups like ISIS or in our efforts to dismantle groups like Tren de Aragua, the best way to do that is to put our heads together, our tools together, our efforts together with DHS, but also with all of our United States intelligence community and law enforcement partners around the country,” Driscoll said.

Officers from Homeland Security and the FBI conduct immigration enforcement in El Paso, Texas on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (FBI)

In a series of targeted raids in Chicago, the FBI provided not just intelligence and tactical SWAT team members, but also legal experts to help round up illegal immigrants with suspected criminal ties.

In New York, they provided “advanced tactical support” and helped set up a crisis management coordination center covering the whole city.

Officers from the FBI conduct immigration enforcement in New York on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (FBI)

“We are and will remain postured to support DHS the best that we can over here at the FBI,” Driscoll said.

Operations across the country over the past seven days have netted roughly 5,500 suspected criminal aliens, according to numbers released by ICE.