He said the operation, which took place between July 13 and August 20, targeted those he “was the worst of the worst: threats to public safety.”
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Giles said ICE maintained its detention centres at less than 70% of its ability to allow social estating from the coronavirus pandemic.
ICE Atlanta service includes Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.He said a third of the arrests took place in Georgia.
One of the arrests was that of Juan Cabrera-Vial, 39, from Guatemala, who discovered it in Guangzhou, miles from Atlanta, according to the station.
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Cabrera-Vial was arrested through police in May after breaking into his ex-wife’s apartment and assaulting her and her niece with a machete.The government accused him of the offences as a result of the alleged fact, adding an annoying attack with a fatal weapon threats and break-in.
Cabrera-Vial has still been charged, according to the DeKalb district attorney’s office.
Operation ICE follows operations in major U.S. cities.Adding Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles in August.
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“All of our operations are specific police operations,” Giles told FOX 5.”So we’re out there knocking on doors or shooting random cars.ICE performs raids or scans.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.