Article snippet: Immigration and Customs Enforcement's investigative division arrested 1,378 people after a six-week long, national gang operation that concluded this week. Of those apprehended, 1,098 were arrested on federal or state criminal charges, and the remaining 280 were arrested on non-criminal immigration violations. There were 933 U.S. citizens and 445 foreign nationals arrested, according to ICE. The operation targeted gang members and associates involved in transnational DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status. Gang affiliation and criminal activity is considered a reason to lose DACA protections. As of Thursday, there had been no change to the DACA program, which was enacted under former President Obama to give immigrants who came to the country as children the opportunity to work in the U.S., according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. ICE said that 10 people arrested during the newest operation crossed the border as unaccompanied minors, but did not elaborate on when. Nine of them were confirmed as gang members. The operation was national, but the greatest number of arrests came from the Houston, New York, Atlanta and Newark regions. ICE somewhat routinely conducts such large gang surge operations. For example, last March, ICE arrested 1,133 people while targeting transnational gangs during a five-week operation. Link to the full article to read more