Two Honduran nationals pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to charges related to purchasing and attempting to ship firearms and ammunition to Honduras. Investigators recovered over a thousand rounds of ammunition, firearm parts, multiple rifle and handgun magazines, and two rifles from the defendants. Both face up to 15 years in prison and were scheduled for sentencing on September 24.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jose Madrid Reyes, a Salvadoran national with multiple prior convictions, after he allegedly stalked a federal government official and her child. Despite having been ordered removed from the country in 2022, Reyes remained in the U.S. illegally and was apprehended on July 12. He is now pending deportation proceedings.

Six inmates at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Virginia stabbed three correctional officers in a violent attack. Five of the six attackers were confirmed MS-13 gang members from El Salvador who are in the country illegally, with prior convictions for serious crimes including murder and rape.

U.S. Attorney Erik S. Siebert announced updates on 11 immigration enforcement cases in the Eastern District of Virginia, involving individuals who reentered the United States illegally after prior removals and committed additional crimes including drug offenses, DUI, felony child neglect, and sexual assault. The cases reflect the DOJ's prioritization of criminal immigration prosecutions following executive orders signed on January 20. Several defendants were identified by immigration authorities after arrests for new criminal offenses committed following their unlawful reentry.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in partnership with the DEA, ATF, and State Department Diplomatic Security Service, arrested three individuals during operations in Northern Virginia on April 21, 2025. The arrests included a Salvadoran national with prior drug convictions, a Liberian national wanted for documents fraud, and a second Salvadoran alien already in removal proceedings.

A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, a 24-year-old from El Salvador described by the DOJ as an MS-13 leader on the East Coast. The dismissal clears the path for his deportation rather than criminal prosecution, though his attorney has filed legal challenges arguing the government violated his due process rights.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested two men in Arlington, Virginia on felony charges. Francisco Reyes-Ramirez, from El Salvador, faced drug possession and distribution charges, while Enrique Montes Flores-Espana, from Guatemala, was charged with consensual sex with a minor and proposing sex with a minor online after reentering the U.S. following previous deportations.

Jose Velasquez-Martinez, a 27-year-old undocumented Salvadoran national, was arrested and charged with murdering Branden Probst, a 29-year-old father of two, in Fauquier County, Virginia. Authorities say the two men got into an altercation outside a residence during which Velasquez-Martinez allegedly stabbed Probst in the neck. ICE confirmed Velasquez-Martinez entered the country illegally in 2011.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a collaboration with federal immigration officials that resulted in the apprehension of 521 violent undocumented immigrants, approximately 132 of whom are identified gang members. The initiative deployed over 200 federal officers working alongside state resources, with Youngkin describing it as "the national model" for coordinating immigration enforcement efforts.