U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrests of additional criminal illegal aliens across the country, including individuals convicted of sexual offenses against minors and other serious crimes.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the arrests are part of ongoing enforcement operations targeting public safety threats nationwide. Federal officials said those taken into custody include gang members, individuals convicted of child sexual offenses, and other offenders with significant criminal histories.
During a March 3 Senate hearing on the Department of Homeland Security, Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis pushed back on claims by Democratic lawmakers about Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest data.
“Contrary to what Senators Dick Durbin and Alex Padilla said in Secretary Noem’s Senate hearing today, nearly 70% of illegal aliens arrested by ICE have criminal records. Just yesterday, ICE arrested MS-13 gang members, child predators, and drug traffickers,” Bis said. “These are the public safety threats we are removing from American communities every single day. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are illegal aliens who are charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States.”
The Department of Homeland Security said the arrests included individuals convicted of crimes such as sexual battery of a victim under 13 years old, criminal child enticement and other sexual offenses involving minors.
“Yesterday, ICE arrested some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including pedophiles, child predators, drug traffickers, and other monsters,” Bis said.
Below are five offenders highlighted by federal authorities:
Claudio Elisco Perez-Pojoy
Perez-Pojoy, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, was convicted in Nashville, Tennessee, of sexual battery of a victim under 13 years old. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers recently arrested him during enforcement actions targeting individuals convicted of serious sexual offenses involving minors.
Ruben Adonay Vasquez-Oliva
Vasquez-Oliva, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, was convicted in Ogden, Utah, of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Federal authorities included him among those taken into custody during recent enforcement operations focused on individuals with child-related sexual offense convictions.
Win Naing
Naing, a criminal illegal alien from Burma, was convicted in Douglas County, Nebraska, of sexual assault on a child and criminal child enticement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested him as part of nationwide operations targeting individuals with convictions involving crimes against minors.
Gasper Florentino
Florentino, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico and identified as an MS-13 gang member, was convicted in Fairfax, Virginia, of aggravated sexual battery of a victim between the ages of 13 and 14 and rape by force, threat or intimidation. Federal officials said he was among those arrested during enforcement efforts focused on individuals convicted of violent sexual crimes.
Juan Leonardo Alvarado-Gonzalez
Alvarado-Gonzalez, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala pictured above, was convicted in Cook County, Illinois, of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers assigned to the Chicago area arrested him as part of enforcement actions targeting offenders convicted of crimes against minors.
Department of Homeland Security officials said enforcement operations targeting gang members, sex offenders and other public safety threats remain ongoing nationwide.
