Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a sweep in the Washington D.C. area.
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DHS, the primary source, reports that ICE ran a two-week enforcement operation, 'Operation Safe Community - Washington, D.C.', that arrested 1,328 people from August 1 to 14, 2026, mainly in the Washington suburbs of Virginia and Maryland.
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What we found
Supports. DHS released a statement that an enhanced ICE operation, 'Operation Safe Community - Washington, D.C.', resulted in 1,328 arrests in Virginia and Maryland between August 1 and August 14, 2026.[1]
Supports. WJLA/7News reports that DHS said ICE arrested 1,328 people in a 'massive two-week immigration enforcement operation' across DC, Virginia and Maryland, with most activity concentrated in the Washington suburbs.[2]
Supports. The Washington Informer describes the operation as a two-week sweep across the D.C. region that resulted in 1,328 arrests, consistent with the claim.[3]
Context. The operation's activity extended beyond the District itself into Virginia and Maryland, so 'D.C. area' is an accurate description of its scope rather than a literal claim about the District alone.[1][2]
Sources
3 sources: 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. Arrests More Than 1,300 Illegal Aliens Throughout Virginia, Marylanddhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 27News obtains video of ICE arrests from Operation Safe ...wjla.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Citizens caught in large-scale ICE dragnet - The Washington ...washingtoninformer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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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
- ICE enforcement operations in Virginia and Maryland resulted in the arrest of more than 1,300 illegal immigrants.True
- ICE arrested 1,328 illegal aliens in Virginia and Maryland over a 14-day period.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