Tom “The Hammer” Homan and his Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) troops just keep stacking up the wins. These are people who know the job, know how important it is, and are determined to get that job done. In Virginia, according to a report that came out Friday, they are getting part of it done, as ICE in that state has rounded up over 200 illegal alien criminals. Some of them are convicted criminals and known gang members.
People in the Old Dominion can sleep a little sounder tonight.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement partners “apprehended 214 illegal aliens” in Virginia as part of a targeted operation, which included the apprehension of “dangerous” gang members and convicted murderer. (sic)
The operation focused on “transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious illegal alien offenders” in Northern Virginia between March 1 and 13. The arrests included individuals allegedly connected to “notorious MS-13 and 18th Street gangs.”
ICE says they arrested several Salvadoran foreign nations with alleged ties to the Salvadoran gang MS-13, including individuals previously convicted of malicious wounding, larceny and weapons charges. In addition, officials said they arrested a Jamaican “alien,” who had previously been convicted of second-degree murder and “use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.”
Of course, this begs the question, for instance, was this Jamaican “alien,” who had been convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, walking around loose? Or was he handed over by local law enforcement or the department of corrections? More details, hopefully, will follow, but at least ICE has him now.