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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents removed several individuals with serious criminal records from Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin commented on the operation, stating, “As rioters and sanctuary politicians demonized and attempted to obstruct our brave ICE law enforcement, our officers continued to remove the worst of the worst from Minnesota. Some of the worst of the worst removed from Minnesota over the weekend included child abusers, drug traffickers, domestic violence perpetrators, and armed assailants. We will not let rioters or sanctuary politicians slow us down from arresting and removing the worst of the worst from Minnesota neighborhoods.”
The list of individuals removed includes Mohamud Farah Mohamed from Somalia, who had arrests for multiple counts including credit card fraud and drug trafficking; Saeb Sivixay from Laos, convicted for selling amphetamines as well as assault; Ignacio Gonzalez-De La Rosa from Mexico, previously arrested for child cruelty and battery; Ever Joel Lopez Del Cid with prior arrests related to weapons charges and aggravated assault; Miguel Salvador-Reyes from Mexico, arrested for cruelty toward a child; Mario Yubany Fuentes-Sanchez from Honduras with prior arrests for terroristic threats and domestic violence; Tong Sphabmisay from Thailand with a conviction involving possession of 200 tablets of Ecstasy; Xay Xiong from Laos convicted for aggravated assault with a gun; Danny Yasmani Suares Munoz from Ecuador with previous arrests for domestic violence and aggravated assault after entering the U.S. illegally in July 2023; and Ansar Abdullahi Samatar from Somalia previously arrested on dangerous drugs charges.
The Department highlighted that many individuals had been issued final orders of removal years earlier but remained in the country until their recent apprehension.
