FBI special agents across the country are actively coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other law enforcement agencies to assist in President Donald Trump’s intensified efforts to apprehend criminal illegal aliens.

This collaboration spans major cities such as New York and Chicago, as well as smaller communities, offering intelligence support and tactical assistance, according to top FBI leadership.

Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll confirmed the agency’s involvement, stating that he has been in contact with the special agents leading each of the FBI’s 55 field offices to ensure full support for the initiative.

"Following the issuance of the acting AG's memo, all of our special agents in charge have been reaching out to their counterparts over there at [the Department of Homeland Security] to proactively offer assistance," Driscoll told Fox News Digital.

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"And we've been working really hard over here to get our folks trained up on Title 8 authorities that we're operating under for these particular operations. So we are and will remain postured to support DHS the best that we can over here at the FBI."

Title 8 of the U.S. Code governs immigration laws, including the apprehension and deportation of criminal aliens.

The memo from the acting attorney general also reinforced that federal immigration law supersedes any state or local policies that contradict it.

The FBI’s participation in immigration enforcement is significant, as it brings extensive intelligence, tactical, and legal expertise to the operation.

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The bureau is working with federal field offices across the country to track and detain illegal immigrants with known or suspected criminal ties.

Driscoll emphasized the importance of intelligence-sharing in the operation.

"Our intelligence support is as strong as our tactical support. I want to make that clear," he said.

"So, for example, in New York, about gathering and sharing what we know with DHS, we were able to prioritize the worst of the worst. And we now have dozens of subjects in custody."

In addition to field operations, the FBI is utilizing its crisis management capabilities to support the crackdown.

Driscoll noted that collaboration between the FBI and DHS is routine, particularly in cases involving national security threats.

"There is no national security threat that DHS works without the FBI," he said.

"Additionally, there are very few threats the FBI works without a DHS nexus, so it's always part of our approach to look at all the tools in our toolkit."

Driscoll pointed to a past case where the FBI identified an ISIS-linked travel network involving eight Tajik nationals suspected of having ties to the terrorist organization.

The intelligence was shared with DHS, enabling Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to use it during interviews at the border.

This intelligence-sharing resulted in immediate action, including detentions and deportation proceedings.

"We moved really fast in that case to get that information over to DHS, so [Customs and Border Protection] could use that intel to inform interviews down at the border or up at the border," he explained.

"And in turn, they can make a better determination over there regarding who needed to be referred for things like mandatory detention. And ICE could initiate deportation proceedings and stop those subjects from attacking American citizens."

Similar efforts are being utilized in the ongoing crackdown on criminal aliens across the country.

The FBI is coordinating closely with DHS agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Border Patrol, to ensure swift action against known threats.

According to Fox News Digital, FBI agents in El Paso, Texas, recently assisted in the capture of a Venezuelan national suspected of operating a human smuggling "stash house."

Although the suspect denied ties to criminal gangs, authorities confirmed that the investigation remains ongoing.

Trump’s newly appointed border czar, Tom Homan, previously warned that the administration would conduct targeted sweeps for known criminal aliens.

Since Trump’s inauguration, immigration and law enforcement task forces have arrested thousands of illegal immigrants with criminal records.

ICE reports that since last Thursday alone, roughly 5,500 criminal aliens have been taken into custody.

Among those detained are suspected terrorists, gang members, alleged child predators, and other violent offenders.

One suspect, believed to be a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, was arrested in New York City after being tracked across the country following a violent incident in Colorado.

Authorities apprehended him at an apartment complex located across the street from a school.

As part of his plan to combat illegal immigration, Trump announced Wednesday that up to 30,000 illegal aliens deemed a public safety threat could be sent to Guantánamo Bay.

"Some of them are so bad, we don’t even trust their countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back," Trump stated. "We’re going to send them to Guantánamo."

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Meanwhile, the administration’s first major legislative proposal, the Laken Riley Act, is making its way through Congress.

Named after a nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant in Athens, Georgia, the bill mandates detention and deportation for criminal aliens while allowing states to sue if immigration laws are not enforced.

Despite the FBI’s growing role in immigration enforcement, Driscoll assured that the agency remains fully committed to its primary responsibilities, including counterterrorism efforts.

Trump appointed Driscoll, a former NCIS agent and longtime FBI operative, as acting director last week. Driscoll’s official successor, Kash Patel, faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

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