U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Apr. 10 the arrest of several individuals described as criminal illegal aliens, convicted for offenses including murder, aggravated sexual battery, and assault. The arrests took place on the one-year anniversary of the reopening of ICE’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office.
The agency said these actions were part of ongoing efforts to remove people convicted of serious crimes from communities. The VOICE office was first established during President Trump’s initial term to assist victims affected by crimes connected to immigration status, but was later closed under the Biden administration before being reopened.
"Day in and day out, the brave men and women of ICE are risking their lives to remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities and stop another American from being raped, maimed, or murdered by illegal aliens with no right to be in our country," said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "Yesterday, ICE arrested multiple disgusting criminals, including murderers, pedophiles, and sexual deviants. Illegal immigration is not a victimless crime. President Trump and Secretary Mullin will continue to fight for justice for victims of illegal alien crime."
Among those arrested were Luis Hernandez-Martinez from Mexico who was convicted for murder in Texas; Alejandro Laguna-Hernandez from Mexico who was convicted for attempted lewdness with a child in Nevada; Daniel Albert Urbina from Honduras who had two convictions related to aggravated sexual battery in Virginia; Alexander Garcia-Penate from Cuba who was convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Pennsylvania; and Nilson Noel Granados-Trejo from El Salvador who was convicted for assault in Maryland.
ICE encouraged members of the public interested in learning more about public safety threats arrested within their communities to visit its website at WOW.DHS.Gov.
The announcement comes as federal agencies continue enforcement operations tied to public safety concerns involving non-citizens with prior criminal convictions.
