U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday the arrest of several criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious offenses including murder, child rape, sexual assault, and drug trafficking. The arrests targeted individuals deemed significant public safety threats across multiple states.
Among those apprehended were Jose Jairo Rivas-Santiago from Honduras, convicted of murder and robbery in Richmond, Virginia, and Jorge Alvarez-Gutierrez from Mexico, convicted of child rape and molestation in Tacoma, Washington. Other arrests included Juventino Bravo-Fajardo from Ecuador for sexual conduct against a child in Riverhead, New York, Eleuterio Gomez-Godinez from Mexico for rape and sexual assault in Santa Ana, California, and Omar Lenin Obeso-Gastelum from Mexico for methamphetamine distribution in Denver, Colorado.
Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, "Yesterday, our best of the best ICE officers arrested dangerous public safety threats, including murderers, pedophiles, sexual predators, and drug traffickers." Bis added that 8 out of 10 Americans support ICE's efforts to remove criminals, affirming the agency's commitment to the President's mandate.