ICE Arrests 214 Criminal Illegal Immigrants in Virginia

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Apprehended individuals include those with a murder conviction and โ€˜indecent liberties with a minorโ€™ convictions.

An enforcement operation in northern Virginia has led to the arrests of 214 criminal illegal immigrants, including those connected to international gangs, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE said the operation was conducted alongside other law enforcement agencies from March 1 to 13.

Transnational criminal organizations targeted in the operation included the MS-13 and 18th Street gangs.

MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, is a transnational gang based in El Salvador that was designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department in February. The 18th Street gang engages in a variety of criminal acts throughout the United States, including robbery, kidnapping, murder, and the trafficking of narcotics, according to the Department of Justice.

Among those arrested was a 46-year-old Salvadoran MS-13 member who has been convicted of disorderly conduct and โ€œillegal reentry after removal,โ€ a 37-year-old Jamaican convicted of second-degree murder, and a 46-year-old Mexican illegal immigrant convicted of โ€œindecent liberties with a minor.โ€

Russ Hott, field office director at ICE enforcement and removal operations in Washington, said authorities targeted the โ€œmost dangerous alien offendersโ€ during the enforcement operation.

He called the large number of arrests in a brief period of time โ€œan impressive number by any measure.โ€

โ€œWe are making gang members an offer they canโ€™t refuse; leave the United States now,โ€ Hott said. โ€œIf you donโ€™t, we will find you, and there will be consequences. We will arrest and prosecute you to the full extent of the law.โ€

ICE was assisted by local law enforcement in the operation, including the U.S. attorneyโ€™s offices for the eastern and western districts of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Corrections, and the Virginia State Police.

In late February, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order instructing local law enforcement to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.

The order directed the Virginia Department of Corrections and the Virginia State Police to sign agreements with ICE and established a state police task force including federally deputized troopers tasked with taking into custody illegal immigrants deemed a risk to the public.

โ€œAs governor, protecting our citizens is my foremost responsibility, and today we are taking action that will make Virginia safer by removing dangerous criminal illegal immigrants from our Commonwealth,โ€ Youngkin said at the time.

Byย Naveen Athrappully

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