U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully apprehended multiple dangerous criminals in a successful deportation operation.
ICE reportedly arrested multiple MS-13 gang members and also a Jamaican national convicted of murder.
According to ICE, it arrested 214 illegal immigrants in northern Virginia during an enhanced enforcement operation that targeted dangerous transnational organized crime and egregious criminal illegal aliens between March 1 and 13. The agency reported the arrest of several Salvadoran nationals with suspected connections to the MS-13 gang, including those with prior convictions for malicious wounding, larceny, and weapons offenses. Additionally, a Jamaican national was taken into custody, who had previously been convicted of second-degree murder and firearm-related felonies.
Townhall noted that among those arrested was an illegal Mexican alien who was previously convicted of indecent liberties with a minor and soliciting a minor for prostitution.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Russ Hott praised ICE agents for making the nation safer after taking the illegal criminals off the streets.
Our communities in Virginia are safer today because our law enforcement officers stood between them and the danger. During this enforcement operation, ICE and our law enforcement partners targeted the most dangerous alien offenders in some of the most gang-infested neighborhoods in Northern Virginia, and this resulted in 214 arrests. Over 200 arrests in such a brief time is an impressive number by any measure. It is truly awe-inspiring to see what can be accomplished with the level of cooperation shared among our federal, state and local law enforcement partners. Everyone was truly invested in the success of this joint operation. ICE will continue our mission to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing illegal alien offenders from our Washington, D.C. and Virginia communities.
