ICE enforcement operations in Virginia and Maryland resulted in the arrest of more than 1,300 illegal immigrants.
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The Rob Carson ShowAug 25, 2026
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DHS and ICE both report that Operation Safe Community arrested 1,328 illegal aliens in Virginia and Maryland between August 1 and 14, 2026, which supports the claim's more-than-1,300 figure. News outlets repeat the official count, though News4 notes it could not independently verify DHS's criminal-history details, and those details are not part of the arrest-count claim.
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What we found
Supports. DHS's primary release reports that an ICE enhanced enforcement operation in Virginia and Maryland resulted in 1,328 illegal alien arrests between August 1 and August 14.[1]
Supports. ICE's own news release gives the same count of 1,328 arrests across Virginia and Maryland for the August 1–14 operation.[2]
Supports. NBC Washington (via News4) and CBS Baltimore independently report the DHS figure of 1,328 arrests in the two states.[3][4]
Context. News4 says it could not independently verify DHS's claim that about 400 of those arrested were convicted or charged with crimes, and Governor Moore disputes that these were mostly violent offenders. Neither point affects the arrest-count claim itself.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 3 primary, 1 tier 2
- 1ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. Arrests More Than 1,300 Illegal Aliens Throughout Virginia, Marylanddhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. nets more than 1,300 arrests throughout Virginia, Marylandice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 31,328 people arrested by ICE in Maryland and Virginia over 2 ...mcac.maryland.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Governor Wes Moore expresses concern about major ICE ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
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Related claims
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a 14-day enforcement operation in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region that resulted in the custody of thousands of illegal aliens.True
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 1,328 illegal aliens in Virginia and Maryland between August 1st and August 14th, 2026.True
- Nearly 400 of the 1,328 illegal aliens arrested by ICE in Virginia and Maryland had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.True
- Nearly 400 of the 1,328 individuals arrested by ICE in Virginia and Maryland were convicted or charged with crimes.True
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a sweep in the Washington D.C. area.True