ICE announces more than 1,300 arrests in Virginia, Maryland
Nearly 400 arrestees had criminal convictions or pending charges, and DHS said the sweep also netted gang members and people wanted for violent crimes.
- The Department of Homeland Security announced 1,328 arrests during 'Operation Safe Community- Washington, D.C.,' a two-week enforcement effort concluding August 14 across Washington, Virginia, and Maryland.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized sanctuary policies in Virginia and Maryland, claiming they elevate illegal immigrants' needs above Americans' safety despite ICE executing the operation regardless.
- Of the 1,328 arrested, nearly 400 have been convicted or charged with crimes in the United States; DHS reported members of MS-13, 18th Street Gang, and Tren de Aragua were apprehended.
- Enforcement actions included arrests of individuals with histories of kidnapping, murder, and sexual assault; ICE apprehended alleged MS-13 member Mauricio Antonio Barrera-Navidad in Hyattsville, Maryland.
- This effort follows a similar operation in Atlanta in July, which led to arrests of more than 1,200 undocumented immigrants across Georgia as authorities prioritize removing those with criminal histories.
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ICE Arrests 1,300+ Illegal Immigrants in DC Area Sweep
A 14-day ICE operation in the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., netted 1,328 arrests, nearly 400 of them individuals with criminal records, while state policies limited local cooperation with federal agents. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fanned out across both states from August 1 through August 14, targeting illegal immigrants in communities stretching from Alexandria to Richmond to Harrisonburg. The operation, d…
The DHS reports 1,328 arrests in Virginia and Maryland in two weeks, but its own figures show that most detainees had no criminal record.
He is aware of the ICE operation that left 1328 migrants detained in Virginia and Maryland between August 1st and August 14th, according to DHS data.
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