U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported the arrest of several individuals described as criminal illegal aliens, who have been convicted of serious offenses such as rape, sex crimes against children, and drug trafficking. The announcement comes during a government shutdown attributed to a political impasse in Congress.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated, “Despite the Democrats’ government shutdown. The brave men and women of ICE are working WITHOUT PAY and are STILL risking their lives to remove rapists, pedophiles and drug traffickers off of our streets. Enough is enough. Democrats need to re-open the government, so our brave law enforcement can be paid.”
The individuals arrested include Darwin Gonzalez-Mendoza from Ecuador, convicted of rape in Carmel, New York; Cuauhtemoc Cardenas-Rodriguez from Mexico, convicted of rape in Queens, New York; Juan Jose Moreno-Renteria from Mexico, convicted of indecency with a child under 14 in Webb County, Texas; Edilberto Rincon from Mexico, convicted of sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois; and Varinder Singh from India, convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine in Boston, Massachusetts.
The arrests occurred as ICE law enforcement officers continue their duties without pay due to the ongoing government shutdown.
