Trump administration preparing targeted ICE arrests in sanctuary cities: report

The Trump administration is preparing a series of immigration enforcement actions targeting sanctuary cities leading up to the November general election, sources told The Washington Post on Tuesday.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation is known informally as the “sanctuary op” and could reportedly begin as soon as this week in California and eventually move to cities including Denver and Philadelphia.

So-called sanctuary cities have policies in place that restrict the extent to which local law enforcement cooperate with federal immigration officials. The president and other Republicans have...