U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted updates on its official Twitter account on May 8, 2026, detailing recent enforcement actions involving non-citizens facing criminal charges in the United States.
In a tweet published at 13:01 UTC, ICE stated, "Dominican national Yoesmith Sosa-Perez applied for citizenship in 2020, but withdrew his application March 15, 2021. Five months later, he was arrested by Manchester, N.H., police on two counts of first-degree assault with a firearm and later convicted. ICE took custody of him https://t.co/Kmv9hpj557".
Later the same day at 16:02 UTC, ICE reported another case: "ICE lodged a detainer asking Dane County, Wisconsin, not release Julio Cesar Morales Jarquin, an illegal alien from Nicaragua, who is currently facing two counts of second-degree sexual assault involving elderly victims. Police arrested Morales Jarquin after someone at an https://t.co/fXr2Uf4lkm".
A third post made at 16:08 UTC included only a hyperlink to additional information: "https://t.co/U8qAuwEnll".
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for enforcing federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration to promote homeland security and public safety. The agency routinely issues detainers—requests that local law enforcement agencies hold individuals for potential transfer to federal custody—when non-citizens are involved in criminal cases or have been convicted of certain offenses.
These announcements come amid ongoing discussions about cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities regarding the detention and removal of individuals who are present unlawfully in the United States or have committed serious crimes.
