U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested several individuals convicted of violent crimes in various states over the weekend, according to a July 20 announcement from the Department of Homeland Security.
Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, “While Americans enjoyed the weekend and the FIFA World Cup Finals, the brave men and women of ICE law enforcement worked around the clock to arrest the worst of the worst, including murderers, rapists, violent assailants, drug traffickers, and other public safety threats.” Bis also said that under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is targeting criminal illegal aliens who pose significant threats to public safety.
The arrests included Hiep Ngoc Nguyen from Vietnam, convicted for first-degree murder in Lexington, Oklahoma; Truc Ngoc Tran from Vietnam for murder and aggravated assault in Santa Ana, California; Eduardo Jose Lacayo-Alvarado from Nicaragua for rape and false imprisonment in San Mateo, California; Juan Baldemar Figueroa-Lopez from Guatemala for sex assault of a child in Denver, Colorado; Fabio Junior Dos Santos from Brazil for aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon on a child under 14 years old in Gardner, Massachusetts; Rafael Flores-Aguilar from El Salvador for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury in Guilford County, North Carolina; Tuoc Ba Dinh from Vietnam for aggravated assault with intent to murder in Madison Heights, Michigan.
Other individuals arrested include Jorge Velazquez-De La Cruz from Mexico for assault with a deadly weapon and corporal injury to a spouse in San Luis Obispo, California; Roberto Suarez-Friot from Cuba for aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability in Tampa, Florida; Jeferson Mejia-Diaz from El Salvador for attempted sexual assault in Washoe County, Nevada; Esteban Garcia-Vasquez from Mexico for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal re-entry in Whitfield County, Georgia.
Additional arrests were made: Jesus Huerta-Padilla from Mexico was convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jose Luis Rauda-Diaz from El Salvador was convicted of aggravated robbery and possession of weapons charges in Emporia, Kansas. Qasim Abdul Qayum from Pakistan was convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text message in Salt Lake City. Rajubhai Patel from India was convicted on conspiracy to commit money laundering charges out of Houston.
The Department encouraged Americans seeking more information about recent public safety threat arrests to visit their official webpage.