On August 12, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Michael Kabiona, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who had previously been convicted for sexual conduct against a child. According to the Erie County, New York Prosecutors Office, Kabiona was found guilty in 2015 for repeatedly raping and sodomizing his stepdaughter over a two-year period beginning when she was nine years old. He received a 12-year sentence in state prison.
“On August 12, ICE arrested Michael Kabiona, a criminal alien from the Democratic Republic of Congo, convicted for repeatedly raping his stepdaughter, starting when she was as young as 9-years-old. Thanks to ICE, this depraved pedophile is not in our communities to hurt and victimize more children,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “It’s disgusting that ICE law enforcement is experiencing a 1000% increase in assaults against them while they are removing creeps like this who commit unforgivable crimes against children.Our ICE agents are heroes, end of story.”
ICE also reported additional arrests on the same day involving individuals with prior convictions. Noe Alberto Flores-Sandoval, aged 31 and originally from El Salvador, was convicted of attempted rape in Nassau County, New York. Lorentino Martinez-Tejeda, aged 41 from Mexico, was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault on a minor in McHenry County, Illinois. Nidia Tanya Quistian-Nino, aged 36 from Mexico, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in Wharton County, Texas. Francisco Antonio Villalobos, aged 51 from El Salvador, was convicted of kidnapping in Urbana, Illinois.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has encouraged those interested in public safety and national service to consider joining ICE through its recruitment website join.ice.gov.
