U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Mar. 13 the arrest of several criminal illegal aliens convicted of crimes including sexual conduct against a child, sexual assault, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, and fentanyl trafficking.
The announcement highlights ICE's ongoing efforts to remove individuals deemed threats to public safety from American communities. According to Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis, "The media and sanctuary politicians continue to ignore that nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S." Bis said, "Yesterday, the brave men and women of ICE risked their lives to get pedophiles, sexual assailants, drug dealers, and other scumbags out of this country. Instead of trying to score brownie points, sanctuary politicians should be thanking our law enforcement officers for removing the worst of the worst from American communities."
Among those arrested were Jose Mendez from El Salvador, convicted for sexual conduct against a child in Mineola, New York; Edgar Martinez-Funez from Honduras, convicted for attempted aggravated sexual assault of a child in Dallas County, Texas; Victor Enrique Perez-Sanchez from Mexico, convicted for sexual assault in Lamesa, Texas; Hein Ngoc Nguyen from Vietnam, twice convicted for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with intent to distribute MDMA in Fairview Heights, Illinois; and Angel Geovanni Garcia-Bermudez from Mexico, convicted for trafficking fentanyl in Franklin County, Ohio.
ICE stated that Americans can view more information about public safety threats arrested in their communities on its webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.
The agency continues its operations as part of broader efforts leading up to America's 250th anniversary.
