U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested several individuals convicted of serious crimes, according to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency reported that these arrests included individuals found guilty of offenses such as aggravated battery of a child, domestic battery, sexual abuse involving minors, and drug trafficking.
“For the last ten months, ICE law enforcement officers have been delivering on President Trump’s promise to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Just yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, child abusers, and drug traffickers. Despite what the media and Democrats claim, 70% of all ICE arrests are of illegal aliens convicted or charged with a crime in the U.S. This statistic doesn’t even include the illegal aliens we arrest who are convicted of crimes in their home counties, foreign fugitives, and gang members who just lack a rap sheet in the U.S.”
According to DHS data not including foreign fugitives or gang members without U.S. criminal records, about 70% of those arrested by ICE are non-citizens charged with or convicted of crimes within the United States.
The agency listed several recent arrests:
- Jose Flores-Ramirez from Mexico was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault on a victim under 13 years old in Lake County, Illinois.
- Kindu Zamambu from the Democratic Republic of Congo was convicted of sexual abuse in Cheektowaga, New York.
- Cristian Mendivil-Diaz from Mexico was convicted for aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery against a child in Clinton County, Illinois.
- Liam San from Burma was convicted for indecent liberties with a child in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
- Alberto Delgado-Cespedes from Cuba was convicted for manufacturing or delivering methamphetamine in Lubbock County, Texas.
ICE stated that these actions are part of ongoing efforts to prioritize public safety through targeted enforcement operations.
