Perez, a known MS-13 gang member, on drug and weapons charges a day after the agency says East Boston Municipal Court refused to honor its detainer request

Federal agents working out of Boston say they’ve taken custody of a Honduran man living in the country illegally despite the fact he’s already been deported three times and faces serious criminal charges.

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is already affecting Massachusetts in a number of ways. Keep up with the latest here.

Recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations to detain undocumented immigrants across the country, including in Boston, have renewed in Massachusetts the debate over what are known as ICE detainers.

including Chelsea and East Boston. On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations arrested 25-year-old Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles in Boston.

ICE agents arrested several undocumented individuals with criminal histories in Boston, including alleged gang members and some wanted for violent crimes such as rape and murder.

ICE announced 1,016 arrests and 814 detainers in the latest of a series of daily enforcement updates since President Trump took office last week.

We understand it to have been a targeted intervention focused on a single individual rather than a widespread operation,” a spokesman for the city said.

False rumors and panic have hit cities coast to coast after federal authorities began a nationwide immigration crackdown, prompting advocates and community leaders to warn people to seek reliable sources of information and keep calm.

The sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants, taking more than 500 people into custody on Thursday, almost twice the average number of daily arrests late last year.

Massachusetts has quickly become a flashpoint for immigration enforcement, first with Fox hyping arrests in Boston. And now Republican Rep. James Comer, of Kentucky, has asked Mayor Michelle Wu to testify about the city’s policies on working with federal agents.