DHS Immigration Enforcement Arrests 1,000 Alleged Gang Members Nationwide

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Over 1,000 people were arrested in a nationwide operation targeting members of transnational gangs, U.S. immigration officials announced Monday.
The five-week operation, which was led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations division, concluded last Monday and netted 915 suspected gang members.
Most of the suspected gang members were affiliated with the gangs MS-13, Sureños, Norteños, Eighteenth Street and Bloods, ICE spokesperson Sarah Rodriguez told Daily Mail Online.
'I would say this is on par with what we do in one of these gang surges,' Rodriguez said.
'We do gang enforcement all year round, but once or twice a year we do a surge, where officers drill down on gang leads that they have. It becomes the national focus for a couple of weeks,' she said.

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Over 1,000 people were arrested in a nationwide operation targeting members of transnational gangs, U.S. immigration officials announced Monday.
The five-week operation, which was led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations division, concluded last Monday and netted 915 suspected gang members.
Most of the suspected gang members were affiliated with the gangs MS-13, Sureños, Norteños, Eighteenth Street and Bloods, ICE spokesperson Sarah Rodriguez told Daily Mail Online.
'I would say this is on par with what we do in one of these gang surges,' Rodriguez said.
'We do gang enforcement all year round, but once or twice a year we do a surge, where officers drill down on gang leads that they have. It becomes the national focus for a couple of weeks,' she said. 

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During the course of the operation, ICE agents seized 150 firearms, over 20 kilograms of drugs and more than $70,000. Pictured, an arrest in Houston, Texas.

Over 1,000 people were arrested in a nationwide operation targeting members of transnational gangs, U.S. immigration officials announced Monday.
The five-week operation, which was led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations division, concluded last Monday and netted 915 suspected gang members.
Most of the suspected gang members were affiliated with the gangs MS-13, Sureños, Norteños, Eighteenth Street and Bloods, ICE spokesperson Sarah Rodriguez told Daily Mail Online.
'I would say this is on par with what we do in one of these gang surges,' Rodriguez said.
'We do gang enforcement all year round, but once or twice a year we do a surge, where officers drill down on gang leads that they have. It becomes the national focus for a couple of weeks,' she said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3512560/Over-1-000-suspected-gang-members-arrested-nationwide-sweep.html

Feds arrest nearly 1,000 suspected gang members in nationwide sweep
Immigration officials announced 915 suspected gang members were jailed
Another 218 people were arrested for other criminal offences and immigration violations, officials said
Most arrests were made in California, Puerto Rico, Georgia, and Texas
Of the 1,133 arrested in the five-week sweep, 894 were U.S. citizens
Majority were suspected members of MS-13, Sureños, Norteños, Eighteenth Street and Bloods gangs
By ANTON NILSSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 09:50 EST, 28 March 2016 | UPDATED: 12:56 EST, 28 March 2016