U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared updates on three recent enforcement actions via its official Twitter account on January 26, 2026. The posts detail arrests and removals involving individuals with criminal backgrounds as well as an instance of officers assisting a civilian during severe weather.
In the first tweet posted at 16:05 UTC, ICE announced: "REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED ICE Denver arrested Nerlin Jhonatan Perez-Amaya, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras convicted of electronic sexual exploitation. Our heroic officers found him during a targeted operation in Grand Junction, CO."
Later that day, at 18:13 UTC, ICE described an incident in Minnesota: "On January 22, during record-breaking cold temperatures in Shakopee, MN, ICE officers pulled into a local parking lot and noticed a man experiencing car trouble. After discovering that his vehicle had a dead battery, the officers quickly offered their assistance. Using jumper"
The final tweet at 20:05 UTC reported another removal action: "MS-13 GANG MEMBER REMOVED ICE New Orleans recently removed Jose Gilberto Avila-Vasquez, an illegal alien and confirmed MS-13 gang member from El Salvador."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for enforcing federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration to promote homeland security and public safety. The agency frequently conducts targeted operations to apprehend individuals with criminal convictions or affiliations with transnational gangs such as MS-13.
