U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of several criminal illegal aliens across the country, including individuals convicted of murder, sexual assault on a child, and other serious crimes. These arrests align with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's commitment to removing illegal aliens from American streets.
Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis emphasized the agency's dedication, stating, "While sanctuary politicians demonize our law enforcement, the men and women of ICE are working to get criminals off American streets." She added that "These types of monsters have no business remaining in the United States any longer. We will not allow rioters to slow us down from making America safe again."
Among those arrested were Javier Gurrusquita from Mexico, convicted of murder in Dallas County, Texas; Reinerio Mendoza-Diaz from Honduras, convicted of second-degree sexual assault on a child in Fort Smith, Arkansas; and Gary Smith Apolinanario-Apolinario from Peru, convicted of fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child in Stamford, Connecticut. Other arrests included George Abdalla from Sudan for sexual assault in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Jairo Cardenas-Fonseca from Colombia for procuring an adult for prostitution in San Jose, California.