ICE Atlanta sweep nets 1,200+ arrests, including hundreds with criminal histories
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U.S. ICE arrested more than 1,200 illegal aliens in the Atlanta, Georgia area during a sweep dubbed Operation Safe Community – Atlanta, with about 720 of those detainees having criminal histories including sex offenses, domestic violence and other crimes. The operation followed a record month of immigration arrests (roughly 51,000 in July), and ICE says its tactics have adapted amid protests and interference, even as critics call to abolish ICE.
- ICE agents arrest over 1,200 illegal aliens in Georgia — many of them convicted sex offenders, child abusers New York Post
- ICE Operation Safe Community - Atlanta nets more than 1,200 arrests in Georgia ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)
- More than 1,200 illegal immigrants arrested in Georgia WSB-TV
- Georgia ICE sweep nabs over 700 criminal illegal aliens including sex offenders, child abusers Fox News
- ICE announces more than 1,200 Georgia arrests AJC.com
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