The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported several individuals last week who had been convicted of serious crimes, including vehicular homicide, sex assault on a child, aggravated sexual battery, driving under the influence, and burglary. This action is part of the administration's ongoing efforts to enhance public safety.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, "The men and women of ICE work around the clock to get illegal aliens out of our communities and make our country safer." He added that under President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been "unleashed to deliver the American people’s mandate to arrest and remove illegal aliens," emphasizing, "We will never apologize for putting America first."
Among those deported were Naing Nyi Min, from Burma, convicted of vehicular homicide in Washington, and Juana Venegas Hernandez, from Mexico, convicted of vehicular manslaughter in Idaho. Bernardino Cruz-Cortes, from Mexico, and Jorge Cabrera Alarcon, from Guatemala, were both deported after convictions for sexual assault of a child in Texas and Colorado, respectively. Miguel Angel Guel Herrera, from Mexico, was deported following convictions for driving under the influence and burglary.
These deportations, which occurred on August 22 and 23, underscore the administration's commitment to removing individuals with criminal histories from the United States.