Federal authorities rounded up more than 1,200 illegal aliens during a major operation in the state of Georgia.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just announced details about “Operation Safe Community – Atlanta,” which was carried out statewide but focused on the capital region.
A total of 1,226 illegals were busted in the Peach State, including 720 charged or convicted of prior crimes in the U.S.
Interestingly, five of the illegals were taken into custody at the address of a trucking company known for employing illegal aliens.
1,200+ ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED in Georgia during a major @EROAtlanta enforcement operation.
Across the country, ICE is out on the streets every day finding, arresting, and DEPORTING illegal aliens to keep our communities safe.
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— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) August 7, 2026
ICE published photographs, nationalities, and criminal histories of the some of the worst offenders they apprehended.
Jose Felix Amaya-Pineda
El Salvador
Arrests for domestic battery/family violence, cruelty to children, disorderly conduct, driving while intoxicated
Armando Loma-Cristo
Mexico
Arrests for DUI, supplying alcohol to underage persons, child endangerment, driving without a valid license
Ivan Flores-Dircio
Mexico
Convictions for sexual battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Hector Jose Hernandez-Fuentes
Honduras
Arrests for cruelty to children-1st degree and willful obstruction of law enforcement officers
Jose Manuel Maciel-Hernandez
Mexico
Arrests for aggravated assault, reckless conduct, cruelty to children, possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime, unauthorized discharge of firearm
“Our officers did what they do best: they arrested and removed dangerous criminal offenders from American communities,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Acting Assistant Director Patricia Hyde.
“Make no mistake, every one of the illegal alien offenders apprehended during this operation was in violation of U.S. immigration law, but more than 700 of the aliens we arrested also have criminal histories in the United States. Removing these criminal alien offenders from Georgia neighborhoods makes for much safer communities, and that is exactly what the men and women of ICE work to accomplish every day across our great nation.”
