ICE Arrests Child Sex Offenders in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas — In its first year under President Donald Trump, ICE agents in Houston apprehended 414 undocumented individuals linked to child sex crimes. This number is nearly double compared to the 211 arrested during President Joe Biden’s last year. The arrested group is alleged to be involved in a total of 761 child sex offenses, along with 525 other serious crimes, including murder and robbery.

Gabriel Martinez, Acting Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office, remarked, “While politicians and media have pushed misleading narratives about ICE’s role in public safety, our dedicated team has quietly taken action to remove over 400 dangerous child predators from our communities.”

According to ICE, they have documented arrests of 761 child sex offenders during Trump’s initial year compared to the lower totals during Biden’s term. Over the past year, officials have also detained 525 undocumented individuals with criminal backgrounds, charged or convicted of serious offenses.

This announcement comes shortly after ICE’s Houston team reported the arrest of an undocumented illegal alien involved in a drunk driving case, as noted by Breitbart Texas.

Since President Trump started his second term more than a year ago, Houston ERO officers have arrested 243 undocumented individuals with felony DWI convictions. Some of these cases included 21 arrests for intoxication manslaughter.

Details of some of the arrests include:

• Alex Samuel Lara Diaz, 35, a previously deported illegal alien from Honduras, was apprehended on October 29, 2025, for aggravated sexual assault of a minor, and he is also sought in Honduras for murder. He was deported to Honduras on December 13, 2025.
• Gabriel Julio López Velasquez, 25, an illegal alien from Mexico, was arrested on April 8, 2025, for multiple offenses including aggravated sexual assault of a minor and unlawful reentry. He was deported on April 10, 2025.
• Juan Leonardo García Ibarra, 48, also from Mexico, was arrested on April 4, 2025, with a history of multiple illegal reentries and aggravated assault. He was deported shortly after.
• Javier Perez Garcia, 49, was taken into custody on September 22, 2025, for illegal entry and sexual exploitation of a minor. He was deported two days later.
• Milton Alexander Magana Fuentes, 32, from El Salvador, was arrested on July 2, 2025, for multiple counts of sexual indecency with a minor and was deported on July 25, 2025.
• Luis Mario Monsalve Shaw, 52, from Colombia, was apprehended on September 12, 2025, for robbery and child sexual abuse items. He remains in custody pending immigration proceedings.
• Armando Vasquez Gonzalez, 43, a twice-deported individual from Mexico, was arrested on September 18, 2025, for sexual offenses and drug-related charges. He was deported the following day.
• Andrew Mark Watson, 38, from the United Kingdom, was arrested on December 5, 2025, for possession of child sexual abuse material and remains in custody during immigration proceedings.
• Jesús Gutierrez Mireles, 68, a previously deported criminal from Mexico, was arrested on March 28, 2025, for aggravated sexual assault and drunk driving. He was deported shortly afterwards.
• Jose Guadalupe Mesa, 41, another criminal alien deported multiple times from Mexico, was arrested on June 24 for child theft and sexual assault, and he was transferred back to Mexico the next day.

These arrests were supported by a task force that involved various federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, ATF, and DEA. Martinez concluded, “Thanks to their diligent work, parents in Southeast Texas can feel more secure knowing that child predators are off the streets.”