U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of several "worst of the worst" illegal aliens, including individuals convicted of heinous crimes such as murder, sexual offense with a child, and kidnapping.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said, "Every day, the patriots of ICE are working to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from our country. Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, kidnappers, and other violent criminals to make America safe again." He added that "Under President Trump’s leadership, there will be no safe haven for illegal aliens, including in sanctuary cities which put illegal aliens over their own citizens."
Among those arrested were Ung Bang from Vietnam, convicted of first-degree murder in Alhambra, California; Karel Pineda from Cuba, convicted of first-degree sex offense with a child in North Carolina; and Henry Duarte-Morataya from Guatemala, convicted of two counts of sex assault in Connecticut. Other arrests included Masroor Ahmed Butt from India for child pornography offenses and Sean Lopes from Guyana for kidnapping.