Nearly 400 of the 1,328 illegal aliens arrested by ICE in Virginia and Maryland had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
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VINCEAug 25, 2026
DHS and ICE both reported that almost 400 of the 1,328 people arrested in Virginia and Maryland during the August 1–14 operation had convictions or pending charges, matching the claim. News4 noted it could not independently verify the count, and no source contradicts it.
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… He says, "DHS tells Fox that ICE has quietly carried out one of its most successful operations in agency history, resulting in the arrests of 1,328 illegal aliens in just a 14 day span in the states of Virginia and Maryland. Nearly 400 of the aliens had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, including a Salvadoran illegal who was wanted by police in Richmond, Virginia, on a murder warrant. Other targets include aliens with rap sheets for attempted murder and rape." This is, this is who the left is protecting, by the way. This is who Tampon Tim Walls will sprint in to protect: the murderers and the rapists. …
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Supports. The DHS primary statement says that of the 1,328 illegal aliens arrested in Virginia and Maryland between August 1 and August 14, almost 400 have been convicted or charged with crimes.[2]
Supports. ICE's own operation release repeats that almost 400 of the 1,328 arrested had been convicted or charged with crimes in the United States.[3]
Supports. WTVR attributes the same roughly 400 convicted-or-charged figure to DHS and describes the operation as covering the Washington, D.C. suburbs in Virginia and Maryland.[5]
Context. News4 reported that it could not independently verify the roughly 400 figure without a full list of those arrested, so the count rests on the government's own statement.[4]
Context. Reuters addresses national July and August arrest data rather than this Virginia and Maryland operation, so it neither confirms nor refutes the breakdown.[1]
Context. The ICE X post repeats the 'about 400' figure. It is a restatement of the same government source, not independent corroboration.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 2 not rated
- 1ICE arrests keep soaring. Here's why they are not leading to more ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. Arrests More Than 1,300 Illegal Aliens Throughout Virginia, Marylanddhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. nets more than 1,300 arrests throughout Virginia, Marylandice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 41,328 people arrested by ICE in Maryland and Virginia over 2 ...mcac.maryland.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5ICE arrests over 1300 people in Virginia and Maryland ...wtvr.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) on Xx.com · not rated · cited for: context
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