Trump task force racks up 500 arrests in January as president brands cartels ‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere’

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s joint Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) made more than 500 arrests in one month as the interagency operation conducted a "surge" of resources in January. 

HSTFs, joint operations of DHS’ Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the FBI that partner with other state and local agencies, were established via the president’s day-one executive order, "Protecting the American People Against Invasion." 

"The President’s Homeland Security Task Forces...