U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Mar. 10 the arrest of several criminal illegal aliens across the country who have been convicted of serious offenses, including child molestation, rape, and sexual battery.
The announcement highlights ICE's ongoing efforts to remove individuals convicted of violent crimes from communities in the United States. According to ICE, nearly 70 percent of its arrests involve illegal aliens who have been charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, “Yesterday, the brave men and women of ICE arrested more criminal illegal aliens including pedophiles, rapists, and other violent thugs. Criminal illegal aliens who prey on vulnerable children, harm innocent Americans, and commit heinous acts of violence should NEVER be allowed to remain in the U.S. Under President Trump, ICE has removed more than 713,000 illegal aliens from our country, and we now have the lowest murder rate in 125 years.”
Among those arrested were Tuan Thanh Nguyen from Vietnam—convicted four times for statutory sodomy and twice for child molestation in St. Louis, Missouri; Erick Castaneda-Barahona from Honduras—convicted for rape in New York City; Efrain Mendez-Cabrera from Mexico—for sexual battery in Oakland, California; Ronny Rojas-Hernandez from Venezuela—convicted for assault causing bodily injury in Austin, Texas; and Ronaldo Rojas-Flores from Mexico—convicted for false imprisonment and spousal battery in Salinas, California.
ICE encourages Americans to learn more about public safety threats arrested in their communities by visiting their webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.
The agency continues its operations as part of broader efforts to address crime involving non-citizens within the United States.
