One in three arrests made in Washington, D.C. this week were tied to immigration-related offenses, according to federal law enforcement data and sources familiar with President Donald Trump’s federally led public safety operation in the nation’s capital.
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post to X on Friday that there had been more than 120 arrests this week in the district. That arrest tally rose to over 189 as of Friday, including 75 Immigration and Customs Enforcement-related arrests, according to data from the U.S. Marshals Service and a senior administration official familiar with the matter.
Per standard procedure, anyone determined to be in the country illegally is handed over to ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which manages the nation’s civil immigration detention system and oversees removals.
While the Washington Examiner could not verify the names or identities of all individuals arrested on immigration-related charges, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin highlighted one example from Wednesday evening.
McLaughlin said ICE agents assisting a Metropolitan Police Department traffic safety checkpoint arrested Raul Giovanni Quintanilla-Cabezas, a Salvadoran national who overstayed a tourist visa and whose record includes sexual solicitation. McLaughlin said about 150 protesters gathered nearby and directed derogatory comments at ICE and partner personnel.
“Our message is clear: Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States,” she added.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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