An illegal immigrant with ties to a violent Brazilian gang flashed a sinister smile while being arrested during an immigration enforcement operation in Massachusetts, earlier this month.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared an image of the arrest of Caio Vitor Guimaraes-Silva, 21, an illegally present Brazilian national and validated gang member convicted of assault and battery against a Massachusetts resident.

Officials said Guimaraes-Silva was nabbed during a Feb. 3 immigration enforcement operation in Bellingham.

“Caio Vitor Guimaraes-Silva has not only shown a blatant disregard for U.S. immigration laws, but he also presented a significant danger to the residents of Massachusetts,” ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde said in a statement.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal law enforcement agencies are cracking down on illegal immigration in the U.S. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Information obtained by Fox News Digital, shows that between midnight Jan. 21 and 9 a.m. Jan 22, a 33-hour period, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested more than 460 illegal immigrants that include criminal histories of sexual assault, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, drugs and weapons offenses, resisting arrest and domestic violence.

The arrests took place across the U.S., including Illinois, Utah, California, Minnesota, New York, Florida and Maryland. 

The arrests come as the Trump administration is moving rapidly to fulfill its promise to launch a historic mass deportation operation, which it has said will focus primarily – but not exclusively – on public safety threats.

Fox News’ Bill Melugin and Adam Shaw contributed to this report. 

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com