{"id":1662,"date":"2026-08-24T22:08:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2026-08-24T22:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:08:45","slug":"over-1300-illegal-aliens-nabbed-by-ice-in-2-week-operation-in-maryland-and-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1662","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,300 Illegal Aliens Nabbed by ICE in 2-Week Operation in Maryland and Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in August arrested over 1,300 illegal aliens in Virginia and Maryland in what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called one of the agency\u2019s most successful operations in history.<\/p>

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The 14-day operation, titled \u201cOperation Safe Community\u2014Washington, DC,\u201d was conducted from August 1 to August 14, and specifically targeted sanctuary jurisdictions around the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

Of the 1,328 illegal aliens apprehended, 400 reportedly had prior criminal convictions or pending charges for offenses such as murder, attempted murder, rape, sexual battery, kidnapping, driving while intoxicated, hit-and-run, identity theft, and robbery.<\/p>\n

ICE also targeted members of transnational criminal street gangs, including MS-13, 18th Street Gang, and Tren de Aragua. Notable arrests included a Salvadoran national wanted for murder in Richmond, Virginia, and an Haitian national arrested in Maryland for attempted murder and weapons possession.<\/p>\n

While the operation focused heavily on the suburbs of Washington, D.C. within Virginia and Maryland, enforcement actions occurred throughout both states, DHS said.<\/p>\n

Notable arrests includes Eygner Wilfredo Huezo-Moran, a Salvadoran national wanted for murder in Richmond, Virginia:<\/p>\n

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