HOUSTON, Texas — Federal immigration authorities arrested 822 criminal aliens and immigration violators in a sweeping weeklong operation across Southeast Texas. The operation targeted violent offenders to restore public safety to communities long plagued by cartel-linked crime and illegal reentry.

The enforcement surge, conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between August 17 and August 23, focused on what officials described as the “worst of the worst.” These included transnational gang members, child predators, foreign fugitives, and repeat immigration offenders.

“During the past four years, transnational gang members…

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