(Gray News) – President Donald Trump told Immigration officials to dress for the media in the coming days of raids, according to a report from CNN.
Immigration sweeps across the country resulted in nearly 1,000 arrests over the weekend.
A barrage of video and photos from the federal government showing agents in tactical gear and vests emblazoned with “Police ICE” and “Homeland Security” taking suspects away in handcuffs.
At least two agencies assisting ICE with the arrests have told personnel to “ensure their clothing clearly depicts their respective agency in case they are filmed by journalists,” according to CNN.
Although it is common practice for officers to wear identifying clothing, sources said even agents on the “perimeter of operations” were specifically instructed to wear “raid jackets in view of media attention.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it made 956 arrests nationwide on Sunday and 286 on Saturday, AP reports. While some of the operations may not have been unusual, ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
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