Nearly 400 of the 1,328 individuals arrested by ICE in Virginia and Maryland were convicted or charged with crimes.
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The Rob Carson ShowAug 25, 2026
The claim matches the figure in DHS's official release on Operation Safe Community (1,328 arrested Aug 1–14, with almost 400 convicted or charged), and the post's wording is faithfully extracted. No source contradicts the number, but every source tracing it back is DHS itself, and News4 noted it could not independently verify it without the full list of arrestees.
What was said
… This happening near the Washington, DC. Area where I live. From August 1st to August 14th, ICE agents arrested 1,328 illegal aliens. I said it again. Drink. As part of the multi-state effort, of those arrested, nearly 400 either convicted or charged with crimes. Many were members of MS 13, 18th Street, and 10 de la Agua gang members. Among those illegal aliens, illegal aliens, drink, uh arrested in the, uh, operation, uh, is, uh, Inge, I think, Wilfredo Jose Moran of El Salvador, who was wanted for murder, and he …
The Rob Carson Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. DHS's official release says 1,328 illegal aliens were arrested between August 1 and 14 and that almost 400 of them have either been convicted or charged with crimes.[2]
Supports. ICE's own release repeats the same figures: 1,328 arrests and almost 400 convicted or charged.[3]
Context. News4 reports that DHS said almost 400 were convicted or charged, but that it could not independently verify this without a full list of those arrested.[4]
Context. Governor Wes Moore says that, according to ICE's own numbers, 'a mere fraction' of those arrested had been convicted or charged. This characterizes the same figure rather than contradicting it, since roughly 400 of 1,328 is about 30%.[5]
Context. Reuters' finding that fewer than a quarter of July arrests involved people with criminal convictions covers a different month and scope, so it does not address this operation's figure.[1]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 1 tier 2
- 1ICE arrests keep soaring. Here's why they are not leading ...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
- 5Governor Wes Moore expresses concern about major ICE ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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