U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced the arrest of several individuals described as some of the most serious criminal illegal aliens in the United States. The arrests, which occurred across various states, targeted people with convictions for offenses such as child exploitation, violent assault, burglary, and drug trafficking.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated: “This Christmas season, we are grateful for our law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to make America safe again. Just yesterday, they arrested pedophiles, violent thugs, and drug traffickers,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.“DHS launched wow.dhs.gov, a website providing detailed information about some of the criminal illegal aliens we are arresting, what crimes they committed, and what communities we removed them from. Americans can rejoice this Christmas that these criminals are out of their neighborhoods.”
The agency highlighted specific cases among those arrested:
- Dagoberto Cortes-Mejia from Mexico was convicted of arranging to meet a minor in Los Angeles, California.
- Juan Maximino Meda-Sanchez from Guatemala had a felony conviction for aggravated assault with intent to cause serious bodily injury in Newark, New Jersey.
- Fardin Sharifipour from Afghanistan was convicted of felony burglary second degree illegal entry-dwelling in Saratoga County, New York.
- Pablo Jacinto-Torres from Mexico was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
- Yerandi Garcia-Guerrero from Cuba was convicted of drug trafficking in Madison County, Mississippi.
The Department of Homeland Security also launched wow.dhs.gov to provide information about these arrests and related community impacts.
