ICE just successfully completed one of its largest operations in history, arresting nearly 1,400 illegal aliens across the greater Washington, D.C. area in a 14-day period, according to Fox News.
BREAKING/EXCLUSIVE: DHS tells @FoxNews 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 & Maryland. Nearly 400 of the aliens had criminal… pic.twitter.com/ZCcWuAxxZS
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 24, 2026
BREAKING: ICE quietly carries out one of most successful operations in agency history, arresting 1,328 illegal aliens in 14-day span in Virginia and Maryland, where sanctuary policies are prominent, ICE sources tell @BillMelugin_ pic.twitter.com/Bmo9Hlgw9M
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 24, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: ICE just completed a major series of raids in Virginia and Maryland, deemed a historic SUCCESS and resulting in a M*RDERER being arrested — Fox
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 24, 2026
This comes after illegals have been slaughtering Americans in Abigail Spanberger’s Virginia
1,328 arrested in a couple… pic.twitter.com/34AK0z3EO3
Videos uploaded by Bill Melugin showed multiple aliens fleeing federal agents and resisting arrest. Melugin reported that approximately 30 percent of those detained by ICE either had prior criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
I’m told many of the illegal aliens tried to flee from ICE or resisted arrest. Some videos of these arrests are below, courtesy of an ICE source who took part in this massive operation in VA & MD. pic.twitter.com/kYALncQxeS
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 24, 2026
The news of the massive bust comes just days following a DNC vote to abolish ICE, release detainees, and bring an end to the detention of illegal aliens. The policy could land itself onto the Democrat Party platform ahead of the 2028 presidential election.
The Trump administration has set record months for deportations over the summer. Data reported by Newsweek shows that the federal government has averaged 1,246 daily deportations from April through July.
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