U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the arrest of several individuals across the country who are in the United States illegally and have been convicted of serious crimes. The agency stated that among those arrested were members of gangs, individuals convicted of sexual offenses against minors, and drug traffickers.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis responded to comments made by Senators Dick Durbin and Alex Padilla during a Senate hearing with Secretary Noem. She said, “Contrary to what Senators Dick Durbin and Alex Padilla said in Secretary Noem’s Senate hearing today, nearly 70% of illegal aliens arrested by ICE have criminal records. Just yesterday, ICE arrested MS-13 gang members, child predators, and drug traffickers.” Bis continued, “These are the public safety threats we are removing from American communities every single day. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are illegal aliens who are charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States.”
Among those arrested were Gasper Florentino from Mexico, identified as an MS-13 gang member who was convicted for aggravated sexual battery of a victim aged 13-14 years old and rape by force, threat, or intimidation in Fairfax, Virginia; Juan Leonardo Alvarado-Gonzalez from Guatemala, convicted for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child in Cook County, Illinois; Yancarlos Marte-Morel from the Dominican Republic, convicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl by the United States District Court of Massachusetts; Rudy Euceda from El Salvador, convicted for criminal sale of a controlled substance in Riverhead, New York; and Minh Tai Son Tran from Vietnam, convicted for three counts of burglary involving forced entry into residences in Fairfax, Virginia.
ICE indicated that more information about recent arrests is available on its webpage at WOW.DHS.Gov.
