U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of five criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious offenses, including injury to a child, sexual conduct involving minors, strangulation, and other violent crimes. Federal officials said the arrests were carried out across multiple states as part of ongoing enforcement operations targeting individuals with documented criminal convictions.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the enforcement actions were conducted nationwide and focused on offenders with prior felony convictions and histories involving violence or crimes against children. Officials said the arrests reflect continued efforts to identify and remove individuals convicted of public safety offenses rather than non-criminal immigration violations.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said ICE officers continued enforcement actions even as Americans observed Presidents’ Day. “While Americans celebrated Presidents’ Day, the heroic men and women of ICE law enforcement arrested more convicted criminals from our communities,” McLaughlin said.
McLaughlin noted that nearly 70% of ICE arrests nationwide involve illegal aliens charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States. DHS officials said that figure does not include foreign fugitives, gang members, or individuals subject to removal for national security reasons who may not have prior U.S. criminal records.
“Yesterday, ICE arrested child abusers, killers, and sex offenders,” McLaughlin said, adding that enforcement operations remain focused on individuals with violent criminal histories. Federal officials said ICE officers continue to conduct arrests across jurisdictions as part of a sustained public safety effort.
The cases announced span jurisdictions in Texas, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, and California, underscoring the nationwide scope of the enforcement activity.
Below are five of the most serious offenders taken into custody:
Miguel De La Cruz-Hernandez – Mexico
De La Cruz-Hernandez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted in Harris County, Texas, of injury to a child involving bodily injury to a victim under 12 years old.
Marlon Masters – Jamaica
Masters, a criminal illegal alien from Jamaica, was convicted in White Plains, New York, of course of sexual conduct, a charge involving repeated sexual offenses.
Hector Rafael Taveras-Nunez – Dominican Republic
Taveras-Nunez, a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, was convicted in Danbury, Connecticut, of fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child.
Alixon Leonardo Bracho-Rodriguez – Venezuela
Bracho-Rodriguez, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, was convicted in Albemarle, Virginia, of assault, battery, and strangulation.
Javier Millan-Salgado – Mexico
Millan-Salgado, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico and a registered sex offender pictured above, was convicted in Martinez, California, of lewd or lascivious acts involving a child under the age of 14.
ICE officials said the arrests reflect continued nationwide efforts to identify and remove criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious offenses, noting that enforcement operations remain focused on individuals with documented violent and sexual crime convictions.
