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ICE arrests 1,328 illegal immigrants in Virginia, Maryland raids

8/26/2026

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ICE Arrests Immigrants

ICE arrested 1,328 illegal immigrants in Virginia and Maryland during the first 14 days of August, many facing criminal charges.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox News the raids captured sexual assailants, kidnappers, drunk drivers, robbers and gang members.
The administration posted Bus image on X, captioned “Please let this be a field trip.”
Nearly 400 arrests involved convictions or pending charges for murder, rape, kidnapping or robbery.

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White House Video

ICE arrested 1,328 illegal immigrants in Virginia and Maryland during the first 14 days of August, many facing criminal charges.
The White House repurposed the Magic School Bus cartoon as a “Magic Deportation Bus,” framing the ICE raids as a field trip.
Kids Can Press condemned the unauthorized violent use of its Franklin the Turtle character.
Ariana Grande denounced the White House video using her song with ICE handcuffing footage.

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Historical Context

President Ronald Reagan’s 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act legalized about 2.7 million undocumented residents while banning employers from hiring illegal workers, creating the Immigration and Naturalization Service that later became ICE. Decades of expanding enforcement have produced periodic sweeps, such as today’s ICE operations in Virginia, reflecting the Act’s mixed legacy of amnesty and stricter border control.

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ICE Arrests Immigrants

ICE arrested 1,328 illegal immigrants in Virginia and Maryland during the first 14 days of August, many facing criminal charges.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox News the raids captured sexual assailants, kidnappers, drunk drivers, robbers and gang members.
The administration posted Bus image on X, captioned “Please let this be a field trip.”
Nearly 400 arrests involved convictions or pending charges for murder, rape, kidnapping or robbery.

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