U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested several individuals with criminal backgrounds, including those convicted of serious offenses such as predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, methamphetamine trafficking, and failing to stop and render aid in a fatal car crash. These actions are part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to address violent criminal activity by non-citizens.
According to DHS, 70% of ICE arrests involve illegal aliens who have either been convicted of crimes or face pending charges.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated: “The Biden Administration allowed dangerous criminals to pour into our country. President Trump and Secretary Noem unleashed ICE to arrest these criminal illegal aliens. From pedophiles to drug traffickers, ICE is prioritizing arresting the worst of the worst. We will not allow criminal illegals to terrorize American communities.”
Recent enforcement actions by ICE included the following cases:
- Hector Bonaparte-Contreras, from Mexico, was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault against a victim under 13 years old in Chicago, Illinois.
- Santiago Geovany Garcia-Rosales, from Guatemala, was convicted for failure to stop and render aid involving death in Harris County, Texas.
- Arnauld Sammy Kamana, from Rwanda, was convicted of theft in Moraine, Ohio.
- Sergio Bermudez-Perez, from Mexico, was convicted of felony larceny and breaking and entering in Harnett County, North Carolina.
- Julio Armando Gomez-Fernandez, from Mexico, was convicted on charges related to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and illegal re-entry in the District of Colorado.
Members of the public are encouraged by ICE to report crimes or suspicious activity via its tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or through its website at www.ice.gov.
