U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported the recent arrest of several non-citizens convicted of serious crimes, including murder and offenses involving children. According to ICE, these individuals were apprehended in different states across the country.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated, “Yesterday, ICE arrested criminal illegal aliens who committed murder, sex crimes against children, and other heinous crimes. With every arrest, we are making America safe again. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. Thanks to our law enforcement, the murder rate is at a 125-year low.”
The list of those arrested includes Payam Khoshbin from Iran, who was convicted for first-degree murder and drug trafficking in Pima County, Arizona; Ariel Hurtado from Cuba, convicted for lewd and lascivious assault on a minor in Miami, Florida; Bentio Mendoza-Lujan from Mexico, convicted for indecency with a child involving sexual contact in Harris County, Texas; Juan Carlos Barcenas-Toscano from Mexico, convicted for sodomy by force or violence on a person under 14 years old in Hanford, California; and Jesus Perez-Ramirez from Mexico, convicted for indecent exposure in San Antonio, Texas.
ICE highlighted that nearly 70% of its arrests involve individuals charged or convicted of crimes within the United States. The agency also pointed out that the national murder rate is currently at its lowest point in 125 years.
For more information about public safety threats arrested by ICE in communities nationwide, visit WOW.DHS.Gov.
