DHS: Roughly 60% of those arrested in Operation Salvo have been removed from the U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security announced results from Operation Salvo, an immigration enforcement operation launched after a July 19 shooting of an off-duty CBP officer in New York City. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the operation has led to 54 arrests, many tied to violent transnational gangs such as the Trinitarios, and that roughly 60% of those arrested have been removed from the country so far. Two suspects in the July attack—identified as Miguel Mora Nunez and Cristhian Aybar Berroa, both from the Dominican Republic—face multiple criminal charges. The operation involved CBP, HSI, ERO, the NYPD, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, and the New York County District Attorney’s Office.