U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of more "worst of the worst" illegal aliens across the country, convicted of crimes including sex with children, transporting child exploitation materials and assault, the Department of Homeland Security said.
"Day after day, the brave men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities. Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual predators, child pornographers, and violent assailants," Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said. "Under President Trump, we will hunt down, arrest, and remove all illegal aliens. We will not apologize for putting the safety of the American people first."
The arrests include Cheng Hin Saephan, a criminal illegal alien from Laos convicted on five counts of sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 years old in Redding, California.
Genaro Sanchez-Acosta, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted of home invasion and a sex offense with a helpless or impaired individual in Baltimore, Maryland.
Alfredo Chavez Madero, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted of transportation of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors in Irving, Texas.
Salem Ait-Abdellah, a criminal illegal alien from Algeria, was convicted of assault, perjury and burglary in New York, New York.
Esteban Gaspar-Velasco, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted of felonious assault and trespass in a habitation in Franklin County, Ohio.