Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested several individuals described as violent criminal illegal aliens, including those convicted of child sexual abuse, rape, drug trafficking, and other serious offenses. The arrests are part of ongoing efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem to remove individuals with serious criminal convictions from American communities.
“While many Americans enjoyed their weekend, ICE law enforcement was working around the clock to arrest even more pedophiles, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Our brave ICE law enforcement are removing violent criminal illegal aliens from American streets so they cannot terrorize more American victims, including innocent children. We are firing up the deportation planes and getting these criminal illegal aliens off our streets and out of the country.”
Among those arrested were Hector Adrian Gonzalez-Sanchez from Mexico, previously convicted for lewd acts with a child under 14 in California; Julio Guzman-Zuniga from Mexico with a conviction for cocaine trafficking in North Carolina; Eduardo Luis Manchin-Pozo from Cuba with convictions for drug trafficking in Alabama; Jose Ortiz from Mexico convicted of assault in Texas; Tadeo Solano from Mexico convicted of first-degree rape in North Carolina; Richard Salas-Romero from Colombia convicted of alien smuggling in Texas; Mario Velasquez-Velasquez from Mexico with multiple convictions including sexual battery and possession of controlled substances in California; Aleiado Cruz-Cruz from Mexico convicted of criminal sexual contact in New Jersey; Gilberto Zuniga-Sanchez from Mexico convicted of drug trafficking in California; and Jose Luis Sappia-Rodriguez from Uruguay with convictions for breaking and entering as well as larceny in Georgia.
These arrests highlight ICE’s continued focus on targeting individuals who have been found guilty of serious crimes within the United States.
