US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it arrested more than 1,200 undocumented migrants during a targeted operation in Georgia named Operation Safe Community. The agency said over 700 of those detained had criminal records, including people convicted of sexual offences and child abuse, presenting the operation as part of its effort to improve public safety.

The report centres on comments by Marcos Charles, head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, who discussed the arrests on Fox News. The article provides few further details about when the operation occurred, the specific charges involved, or what will happen to those arrested.