U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 1,328 undocumented immigrants in Virginia and Maryland over a 14-day period, according to a statement issued Monday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The operation, known as “Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C.”, took place between August 1 and August 14.
Of those arrested, 400 had independent criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, while 928 were detained without criminal records, according to the DHS statement.
Among those arrested was a Salvadoran national wanted in Richmond, Virginia, on a murder warrant, the agency said.
The Washington, D.C., operation follows another enforcement operation under the same name carried out in Georgia in July, when ICE arrested more than 1,200 undocumented immigrants statewide.
