ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A series of recent immigration enforcement actions in the Arlandria-Chirilagua neighborhood of Alexandria has triggered widespread concern and growing fear among residents, city leaders, and advocacy groups.

According to city officials and eyewitnesses, at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests occurred this week, with no advance warning and little public explanation from federal authorities. The arrests — two on Tuesday morning and one on Monday — took place in public spaces, including a construction site and a bus stop, in an area known for its high immigrant population.

"This has long been a heavily immigrant community,” said Alexandria City Councilman Canek Aguirre, who visited the sites where the arrests happened. “But ICE doesn't exactly tell us w

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