Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security | official website
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced a series of arrests involving individuals identified as criminal illegal aliens with convictions for violent offenses. According to ICE, those taken into custody include people convicted of rape, assaulting a police officer, domestic abuse, robbery, and child endangerment.
A spokesperson from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) commented on the recent operations. “Thanks to the courage of our ICE law enforcement, these criminal illegal aliens are no longer free to terrorize our communities and prey on innocent Americans,” said the spokesperson. “Secretary Noem unleashed ICE to target the worst of the worst. 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens who have been charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. This doesn’t even count illegal aliens with rap sheets in foreign countries, gang members, and suspected terrorists.”
Among those arrested were Gildardo Bucios-Lorenzo from Mexico, convicted of rape and criminal deviate conduct; Mary Rodriguez-Fuentes from Honduras, convicted of endangering the welfare of a child; Jorge Morales-Aguilar from Mexico, convicted of assault causing bodily injury to a family member; and Juan Carlos Martinez-Mendoza from Mexico, convicted of assaulting a peace officer.
ICE officials stated that they will continue efforts to arrest and remove individuals they identify as violent criminals without legal status in the United States.
