U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Apr. 14 the arrest of several individuals in the country who were convicted of serious crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, lewd battery on a child, attempted statutory rape of a child, and other offenses.
The announcement highlights ICE's continued focus on apprehending individuals with criminal convictions living illegally in the United States. The agency said that nearly 70 percent of its arrests involve illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime.
"Yesterday, ICE arrested some truly sick individuals, including murderers, pedophiles, sexual predators and violent thugs," Secretary Markwayne Mullin said. "Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. We will not allow criminal illegal aliens to roam free in our communities and terrorize innocent Americans."
Among those arrested were Rodolfo Sanchez from Mexico, convicted for voluntary manslaughter and burglary in Houston; Jose Rivera-Orta from Cuba, convicted for lewd/lascivious battery on a child in Miami-Dade County; Jacobo Pablo-Ramirez from Guatemala, convicted for attempted statutory rape of a child in Duplin County; Daniel Garces-Flores from Mexico, convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Hidalgo County; and Derekson Lett from Grenada, convicted for robbery in Staten Island.
ICE encouraged members of the public to view more information about recent arrests related to public safety threats by visiting their official website.
