Trump admin updates: ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston

The Boston operation comes as Chicago braces for an immigration crackdown surge.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: September 7, 2025, 8:59 PM EDT

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched an immigration enforcement operation in Boston, dubbed Patriot 2.0, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a "Apocalypse Now"-themed post, telling officials that "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." Trump signed an executive order Friday to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, though the official name change requires the approval of Congress.

Trump plans to attend the U.S. Open men's final tennis match in New York on Sunday, the White House said.

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Sep 03, 2025, 12:07 PM EDT

Trump dodges questions about Epstein files

Speaking to reporters while hosting Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump was asked about the Epstein files and accusations from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that the Justice Department is holding back the full release due to Trump's associates being implicated.

Trump repeated his claims that the Epstein file controversy was a "Democrat hoax," to take away from his administration's accomplishments.

"We gave them everything over and over again, more and more and more and nobody's ever satisfied," he said, before bringing up Washington, DC crime and foreign policy.

Sep 03, 2025, 11:44 AM EDT

Trump greets Polish president ahead of bilateral meeting

Trump greeted Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House for a bilateral meeting on Wednesday.

Donald Trump and Polish President Karol Nawrocki (R) watch a flyover of military aircraft from the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC on September 3, 2025.
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The president backed the conservative during Poland's elections this spring. An F-16 flyover honored a Polish pilot who died in a crash last week.

Sep 03, 2025, 10:22 AM EDT

Hegseth hints strike on alleged drug boat won't be the last

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with "Fox and Friends" on Wednesday about the military strike on an alleged drug boat.

Hegseth declined to give more details on the strike only saying it was "precision," and indicated that it would not be the last.

President Donald Trump listens on as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 2, 2025.
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"I don't want it won't stop with just this strike. Anyone else trafficking in those waters who we know is a deadly terrorist will face the same fate," he said.

-ABC News' Anne Flaherty

Sep 03, 2025, 7:06 AM EDT

Trump to host Polish president at White House

President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome Polish President Karol Nawrocki to the Oval Office on Wednesday morning.

The pair will hold a bilateral meeting, which will be followed by a lunch, according to the White House.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland at the World War Two Westerplatte Monument in Gdansk, Poland, Sept. 1, 2025.
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Polish Secretary of State Marcin Przydacz wrote a list of priorities for the meeting.

Those priorities included the "first point" of describing security in the region to Trump, "so that President Trump also has full awareness of our perspective on the situation regarding Russia's aggressive policy, Belarus's actions, including in the context of hybrid attacks or the deployment of Russian troops in the region," Przydacz wrote in an Op-Ed in a Polish newspaper.

NATO aircraft scrambled in Poland early on Wednesday, as Russia bombarded neighboring Ukraine with drones and missiles.


-ABC News' Hannah Demissie and Kevin Shalvey

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