ICE recently announced the arrests of over 100 criminal illegals in the Washington D.C. area. The focus was on illegal aliens with criminal records.

According to The Daily Caller:

The Immigration Customs Enforcement Agency apprehended 132 illegal immigrants in a Washington, D.C., metropolitan area operation that took place over the last two weeks, according to an ICE statement released on Tuesday.

The Washington Field Office recently concluded Operation Eagle’s Shield, which went from July 9–20, which targeted “various violent offenders, gang members, sex offenders, fugitives from justice and those who otherwise pose a significant public safety threat,” according to their statement.

“We set out to locate and detain known, dangerous criminal aliens who are hiding and operating in the neighborhoods we call home,” Washington field office director Russell Hott said. “Today’s announcement is the result of the absolutely essential work our ICE officers perform to identify the worst of the worst and ensure they have no refuge here.”

One of the people arrested is allegedly an El Salvadorian national who is a high-ranking member of MS-13 — the most ruthless, violent gang in the world. President Trump has continued to express his desire to remove the vicious gang from the country.

The arrested illegals come from a total of 13 countries. This new focus looks to be working as ICE takes criminals off the street and as a result makes America safer.