DOJ: Hundreds of SoCal Non-Citizen Criminals Moved From State to Fed Custody
The operation produced 769 arrest warrants and moved 362 criminal undocumented immigrants into federal custody, according to the federal prosecutor's office.
- On Wednesday, federal prosecutors announced that Operation Guardian Angel has transferred 362 defendants to federal custody from county detention facilities across seven California counties.
- First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli called the operation an "answer" to California's sanctuary policies, which have limited local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement since May 2025.
- Authorities issued 769 arrest warrants since the launch, with 347 of the 362 defendants facing federal charges for illegally reentering the United States.
- Thomas Giles, director of the Los Angeles field office for ICE, stated the program allows federal agencies to keep "rapists, gang members, and murderers" away from law-abiding Californians.
- The Central District of California, home to an estimated 1.5 million people in the country unlawfully, serves as the primary jurisdiction where agents secure federal warrants for individuals arrested by local law enforcement.
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Federal operation arrests 362 previously deported migrants across Southern California
Photo: Alamy Federal authorities have arrested 362 previously deported migrants across Southern California as part of an enforcement operation designed to transfer individuals from local jails into federal custody before their release. Operation Guardian Angel uses federal warrants to target foreign nationals who have previously been deported and are arrested on local charges. Those individuals
DOJ: Hundreds of SoCal Non-Citizen Criminals Moved from State to Fed Custody
Hundreds of criminal non-citizens have been transferred from jails into federal custody in the Los Angeles area, the Inland Empire and elsewhere as part of Operation Guardian Angel, an effort federal officials said Wednesday is aimed at neutralizing California’s sanctuary state law. Operation Guardian Angel’s goal is to take custody of inmates who are in the country illegally and being held in county jails, according to the U.S. Department of Ju…
Federal Prosecutor's Office Shares Results of Operation Guardian Angel Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (KEYT) – Federal prosecutors are celebrating the success of Operation Guardian Angel, a federal program implemented last year to undermine California's immigration policies, Wednesday. According to the First Assistant's Office for the Central District of California, the program has resulted in the transfer of 362 people from county detention facilities in Los Angeles, The post Federal Prosecutor’s Office Shares Results of Operation G…
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