Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore lost 1328 voters in one fell swoop. Many of the protected non-citizens in Virginia and Maryland were criminals and are now detained.
DHS tells Fox News 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 alien wanted by police in Richmond, Virginia, on a murder warrant.
The operation primarily targeted the sanctuary jurisdiction suburbs in Virginia and Maryland around Washington DC, and ICE arrested anyone in the U.S. illegally, regardless of any criminal history.
ICE reported that some of the illegal aliens arrested in this Virginia and Maryland operation have rap sheets for murder, rape of a mentally incapacitated person, attempted murder, and robbery & illegal possession of a gun (MS-13 gang member).
Per ICE, some of the illegal aliens arrested in this Virginia & Maryland operation have rap sheets for murder, rape of a mentally incapacitated person, attempted murder, and robbery & illegal possession of a gun (MS-13 gang member). https://t.co/N6VOdAvPTB pic.twitter.com/yh5FIgaJLY
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 24, 2026