U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it arrested several individuals with serious criminal convictions over the past weekend. According to ICE, 70 percent of all its arrests involve non-citizens who have been charged or convicted of crimes in the United States.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated, “While Americans were enjoying their weekend, ICE law enforcement officers were hard at work arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens across the country including convicted murderers, pedophiles, and rapists. Our law enforcement officers are working around the clock to arrest criminal illegal aliens released into American neighborhoods by the Biden administration. 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers.”
The agency provided details on several recent arrests from various states:
- Carlos Lopez from El Salvador was convicted of sexual assault of a child aged 14-17 in Harris County, Texas.
- William Andrad-Gomez from El Salvador was convicted of a criminal sexual act involving a victim under 11 years old in Suffolk County, New York.
- Carlos Alberto Guevara-Fernandez from Cuba was convicted of sex assault, cruelty toward a child, and sex offense against a child in Hillsborough County, Florida.
- Jaime Madujano-Nunez from Mexico was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child in Cook County, Illinois.
- Rosendo Daniel Cuazitl from Mexico was convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Pomona, California.
- Korakon Sayavong from Laos has six previous felony convictions including rape in Emporia, Kansas.
- Josue Cruz-Lopez from Mexico was convicted of making terroristic threats in Camden, New Jersey.
- Valentin Argueta from El Salvador was convicted of weapon possession, assault, and murder in Nassau County, New York.
- Arturo Moreno-Sanchez from Mexico was convicted of simple assault in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
- Zhixiang Chen from China was convicted for involvement with corrupt organizations and organized retail theft in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
- Milton Hernandez-Ramirez from Mexico was convicted for unlawfully carrying a weapon in San Antonio, Texas.
- Juan Ramon Blanco-Martinez from El Salvador was convicted for unlawful possession of a weapon in Lindenwood, Illinois.
- Jholimar Jimenez-Malasquez and Hugo Castellar-Acosta from Venezuela were both convicted for shoplifting in Dakota County, Nebraska.
ICE emphasized that its operations target individuals with significant criminal records as part of its broader law enforcement efforts.
