U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on March 20 that it arrested several individuals convicted of serious crimes, including vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, and sexual assault.
The announcement highlights ICE's ongoing efforts to remove individuals who have been convicted of violent offenses from the United States. According to the statement, nearly 70 percent of ICE arrests involve non-citizens charged with or convicted of a crime in the country.
Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, “From day one, ICE has been delivering on President Trump’s promise to the American people to arrest and deport pedophiles, murderers, rapists, and other criminals. Yesterday, ICE arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for committing vehicular manslaughter, sexually abusing and kidnapping children, and sex offenses. These types of violent, depraved criminals should never have been in the U.S. in the first place. ICE will not stop keeping America safe.”
The agency detailed several recent arrests: Hector Morales-Sales from Guatemala was convicted for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and cruelty to a child in Yolo County, California; Jamie Ivanue Lobato-Vasquez from Mexico was convicted for kidnapping and assault on a minor with intent to commit rape in Santa Ana, California; Louines Laguerre from Haiti was convicted for second-degree sexual assault and harassment in Craighead County, Arkansas; Belter Salazar-Valenzuela from Guatemala was convicted for third-degree sexual abuse in Woodbury County, Iowa; Salifu Kanu from Sierra Leone was convicted for a criminal sexual act in Riverhead, New York.
ICE stated that Americans can view more information about public safety threats arrested in their communities by visiting its official webpage.
