The US immigration and customs enforcement agency this week arrested several illegal aliens who were previously convicted of violent crimes, including those of sexual nature against children.
In an internal bulletin shared with Fox News, Ice highlighted five major arrests made in Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans on Wednesday.
All five convicted offenders consist of four men and one woman, are Mexican citizens and are illegally in the United States.
A Texan man allegedly threatened to kill ice agents harmed DHS secretary Christie Noem, who was ordered to stay in prison.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement highlighted five arrests by agents across the United States on Wednesday in their daily bulletin of Fox News' release to Bill Melgin. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
In Chicago, Ice Agent arrested 35-year-old Roberto Salvador Cashmiro. He was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault on a child in Cook County, Illinois.
Ice Houston made two major arrests in 23-year-old Jesus Guadalupe Salazar, convicted in Hidalgo County, Texas for attacking a pregnant woman and assaulting ongoing violence against a member of her family.
Three of the five Mexican citizens arrested by ice agents nationwide on Wednesday were found guilty of sexual violence against a child. (ice)
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Pedro Contreras-Soto, 54, convicted in San Jose, California, spouse rape by threat, sodomy with a child under 14 or powerful, kidnapping was arrested by an agent of Ice Los Angeles.
Finally, Ice New Orleans arrested Anna Karen Zaragóz Saenz, a 35-year-old woman convicted in multiple states of US possession of fraudulent documents, obstructing stolen property on justice, theft, felony assault, misdemeanor, smuggling aliens and felony.
In its latest data on March 26, ICE reported that there were 47,892 illegal immigrants convicted of a crime currently in custody at a U.S. facility (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Images)
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The latest data provided by ICE to lawmakers in September 2024 showed that there were 425,431 illegal immigrants convicted of a crime roaming the streets of the United States
As of March 26, ICE reported 47,892 illegal immigrants convicted of crimes currently in custody at US facilities
