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Federal law enforcement agents arrested 81 people living in the country illegally through an operation coordinated in Louisville, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky.
The arrests were made across Kentucky between March 10 and 14 as part of "Operation Take Back America."
Of the 81 people arrested, 25 were charged with immigration-related criminal offenses, including illegal reentry after deportation or removal, illegal possession of firearms and illegal possession of controlled substances, the release stated.
Those not criminally charged will remain in custody with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending removal proceedings and potential deportation, according to the release.
The operation was coordinated by a Homeland Security Investigations office in Nashville and an ICE office in Chicago. Representatives from the ATF Louisville Field Division, the DEA Louisville Field Division, the FBI Louisville Field Office and the Western District of Kentucky were included in the announcement.
According to ABC News, ICE has arrested more than 32,000 migrants living in the U.S. illegally since Jan. 21, a day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: 81 immigrants arrested in Kentucky by ICE, federal agents
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