Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a number of immigrants in the country illegally with prior convictions for serious crimes, including murder, rape and child sex offenses, during a weekend enforcement push, according to Department of Homeland Security officials.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement that agents worked through the weekend to take dangerous individuals off the streets. “While Americans enjoyed their weekend, the brave patriots of ICE worked around the clock to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, drug traffickers, and other dangerous illegal aliens from our communities,” Mullin said.
Among those arrested was Jose Zetina Romero of El Salvador, previously convicted of felony murder in Fairfax, Virginia. Carlos Castro-Ramirez of Mexico, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Bakersfield, California, was also taken into custody.
Yusniel Gonzalez, from Cuba, had been convicted of attempted premeditated murder and theft in Miami, Florida. Ricardo Rafael Bugarin-Carrion, from Mexico, had been convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old in Los Angeles, California. Aly Toure, from Guinea, had been convicted of rape in the Bronx, New York.
Other arrests included Anibal Rosales-Velasquez of El Salvador, convicted of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury in Van Nuys, California, and Willians Jesus Villalonga-Quiroz of Venezuela, convicted of strangulation of a pregnant woman along with assault and battery in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Frankie Miller, from Liberia, had been convicted of domestic assault while using or displaying a dangerous weapon and five counts of burglary in Marshall County, Iowa. Sergio De Anda-Rodriguez, from Mexico, had been convicted of domestic violence, burglary involving forced entry, and unauthorized use of a vehicle in Palmview, Texas. Marvin Anthony Figueroa-Nunez, from Honduras, had been convicted of driving under the influence and evading a peace officer in Modesto, California.
Several of those arrested had drug-related convictions. Carlos Alex Ortiz-Cruz and Marco Banega, both from Honduras, had been convicted of distributing controlled substances, including cocaine, in Salt Lake County, Utah. Daniel Delgado-Trevino of Mexico had been convicted of possession of a controlled substance in Laredo, Texas. Cesar Morales-Ruiz of Mexico had been convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Kansas City, Missouri, and Benicio Baza-Carchure of Mexico faced the same conviction out of Rome, Georgia.
Mullin said the arrests reflect a broader administration policy on enforcement.
“President Trump has made it clear: If you break the law, you will face the consequences,” Mullin said. “We will hunt you down, find you, arrest you, and deport you. Illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.”
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