Overview
- The new task force is co-led by Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI with coordination from the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and participation from multiple federal, state, and local agencies.
- Priorities include cartels and other groups designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, with the FBI citing efforts to track two high‑ranking members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
- Officials emphasized the operation is distinct from routine immigration enforcement, though they said immigration violations encountered during investigations will be pursued.
- Organizers said the initiative grows out of a national rollout announced by President Trump, highlighting recent prosecutions such as cases against Tren de Aragua and a Washington Square Park narcotics sweep.
- Federal leaders named the NYPD as a key partner even though no department representatives appeared at the launch event, and the announcement drew immediate attention from city figures including mayor‑elect Mamdani focused on immigrant rights.