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WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Takes Down Sexual Predators, Pedophiles, and Other Serial Criminals Over the Weekend

Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested multiple criminal illegal aliens, including sexual predators, pedophiles, and other serial criminals.  

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ICE Lodges Arrest Detainers for 3 Criminal Illegal Aliens from Venezuela Charged with Capital Murder in Garland, TX

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged arrest detainers for Yosguar Aponte-Jimenez, Jose Trivino-Cruz, and Jesus Bellorin-Guzman—three criminal illegal aliens from Venezuela. These three criminal illegal aliens were charged with capital murder in the June 20 shooting of 48-year-old Santiago Lopez Morales at a Motel 6 in Garland, TX.

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ICE Lodges Arrest Detainer for Illegal Alien Who Killed Mother and 11-Year-Old Daughter in New Jersey Crash

Raul Luna Perez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, caused a deadly crash in New Jersey. Local authorities charged this illegal alien with two counts of vehicular homicide and assault.

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WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Child Predators, Sex Offenders, and Human Smugglers in Latest Enforcement Sweep

On July 31, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested multiple criminal illegal aliens across the United States as part of its ongoing efforts to identify and remove the worst of the worst from American communities.

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Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Attempted Murder Following Brutal Stabbing at a Soccer Game in Alabama

DHS announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer against a criminal alien charged with attempted murder following a brutal stabbing attack in Baldwin County, Alabama.

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ICE Lodges Detainer for Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting His Neighbor in Houston

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer with the Harris County Jail on Jose Maldonado-Zavala, a 60-year-old previously deported illegal alien from Honduras, following his arrest for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in his apartment complex in Houston, TX. 

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ICE Arrests Female Burglary Ring in Massachusetts

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston arrested and lodged detainers against six criminal illegal aliens from Romania who were part of a criminal burglary ring in Massachusetts.

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“America’s Most Wanted” Fugitive Arrested: ICE Nabs Egyptian Criminal Convicted of Aggravated Assault, Robbery, and More

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Yehia Elham Badawi, a 48-year-old criminal illegal alien from Egypt with an extensive rap sheet including robbery, aggravated assault, and multiple violent felonies stemming from a 1994 shootout that left a Philadelphia police officer seriously wounded. This criminal illegal alien was featured on America’s Most Wanted in 1996.  

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PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Noem Meets with Chilean Leaders to Discuss Mutually Beneficial Information Sharing in Fight Against Illegal Immigration, Crime

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Chilean Minister of Public Security Luis Cordero Vega, Attorney General Ángel Valencia, and Minister of Justice Jaime Gajardo Falcón for the first time to discuss how the two countries can work together to deter illegal immigration, how Chile can maintain compliance with the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, and how the two countries can increase law enforcement cooperation to facilitate lawful travel and crackdown on criminals entering America.

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Secretary Noem is Taking a Sledgehammer to Criminal Human Trafficking Rings

On this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing a series of major crack downs against the worst of the worst criminal organizations: human trafficking rings.