HOUSTON - ICE Houston has announced they've made over 1,500 arrests during a 10-day operation in Southeast Texas, according to a news release.

ICE Houston makes over 1,500 arrests during 10-day operation

What we know:

Officials said a total of 1,505 criminal aliens, transnational gang members, foreign fugitives and other immigration offenders during a 10-day operation in Southeast Texas from October 22 - October 31, focused on enhancing public safety and restoring integrity to the nation’s immigration system.

According to the release, the 1,505 arrests in 10 days nearly doubled the number of arrests made by the ICE Houston Field Office during a week-long operation from Aug. 17 – 23 where they arrested 822, and tripled the number of arrests from an operation that ran from Feb. 23 – Ma

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