U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported the arrest of several individuals described as "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens, including those convicted of serious crimes such as child rape, murder, and violent domestic abuse.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security stated, “There is nothing that will stop ICE law enforcement from putting American families, American children, and American LIVES FIRST. Just yesterday ICE arrested child rapists, murderers, and domestic abusers. 70% of all ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. Our brave officers are risking their own lives every day to make our communities safer.”
The recent arrests include Yefferson Pineda-De Velasquez from El Salvador, who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Travis County, Texas; Santiago Villa-Yanez from Mexico, convicted on charges including domestic assault and battery by strangulation as well as shooting with intent to kill in Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Ernst Joachim from Haiti for corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor sexual offense in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania; Desmond Woodburn from Jamaica for murder in Queens, New York; and Fariborz Arzani from Iran for robbery in Santa Monica, California.
Federal law enforcement officials have noted an increase exceeding 1,300% in assaults against officers during these operations.
