U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Aug. 3 the arrest of several individuals convicted of serious crimes, including homicide, sexual assault on children, rape, aggravated assault, and kidnapping.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said, “While Americans were enjoying their weekend, ICE law enforcement was arresting murderers, pedophiles, rapists, kidnappers, and other criminal illegal aliens across the country. The men and women of ICE work every single day to remove dangerous criminals like these from our communities and make America safe again. With these criminals off our streets and out of our country, it’s no wonder that crime rates have reached record lows under the Trump Administration.”
The arrests included Juan Mauricio Castillo from El Salvador for homicide in Washoe County, Nevada; Juan Escobar-Herrera from Honduras for sexual assault of a child less than 12 years old in Opelika, Alabama; Aung Lwin from Burma for sexual assault on a child in Omaha, Nebraska; Bruno Efren Santos-Gonzalez from Ecuador for sexual intercourse with a minor in Los Angeles; Carlos Tino-Garcia from Guatemala for first-degree sexual assault in Lincoln, Nebraska; Antonio De Jesus Andrade-Ochoa from Mexico for second-degree rape in Georgetown, Delaware; Aenoy Panyanouvoung from Laos for sex assault and related offenses in St. Louis; Joel Olivio-Baez from the Dominican Republic for multiple charges including kidnapping and firearm possession in Newark.
Other arrests reported by ICE include Francisco Meza-Cardenas from Mexico (assault with a deadly weapon), Deangelo Byer from the Bahamas (aggravated battery), Ryne Usher from Belize (robbery and related offenses), Navindra Naidu from Guyana (robbery), Christian Maximo Castaneda-Negrete from Peru (kidnapping and burglary), Jose Luis Bustos-Ramirez from Mexico (drug possession with intent to distribute), and Doliner Guido-Martinez from Costa Rica (conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana).
ICE stated that Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities by visiting its webpage.