ICE Arrests 32 In Arlington, Falls Church Enforcement Raids

ARLINGTON,VA—FBIagentsandImmigrationandCustomsEnforcementofficerstook32peopleintocustodyinArlingtonandFallsChurchonTuesdaymorning,accordingtoasocialmediapostbyFBIDirectorKashPatel. ThreeofthosearrestedwereidentifiedasmembersoftheMS-13and18thStreetgangs,officialssaid. TheFBITaskForcewascreatedto“combatviolentcrime”andpursueindividualsinthecountryillegally,accordingtoPatel’spost. DepartmentofHomelandSecuritySecretaryKrisiNoemaccompaniedthetaskforce,alongwithofficersfromICEandDHS. “NorthernVirginiaissaferafteryesterday’ssuccessfuloperationgettingcriminalaliensandgangmembersoffourstreets,”Noemsaid,inaMarch5postonX. ICE—particularly,itsEnforcementandRemovalOperationsarm—isthekeyagencytaskedwithcarryingoutPresidentTrump’spledgeofmassdeportationsofpeopleinthecountryillegallyduringhissecondterm,accordingtotheAssociatedPress. ThesweepappearedtohavetakenplaceinArlingtonandFairfaxcountiesearlyMondayandTuesday,TheWas