While families hit the bricks to trick-or-treat on Halloween, federal immigration agents braved the streets to arrest more “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens across the country.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a weekend of frightening arrests — and encounters with real monsters convicted of heinous crimes.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security highlighted that 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.
Some of the worst offenses include unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, sexual abuse, kidnapping, sexual assault, homicide, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and assault.
“Despite the Democrats’ government shutdown, ICE is continuing to arrest criminal illegal aliens across the country,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “While Americans enjoyed their weekends, ICE was hard at work getting the worst of the worst off our streets — including pedophiles, murderers, and kidnappers.”
DHS announced in a news release that agents made notable arrests in several states, tracking down criminal illegal aliens from California to Kentucky to New Jersey.
In the sanctuary state of California, agents took criminal illegal Sisawang Khambounheuang of Laos into custody. He had a conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in San Diego.
Another criminal illegal alien, Milton Rene Mendez-Arevalo of Guatemala, was arrested after a conviction for kidnapping in Los Angeles. ICE also arrested Michael Steven Arevalo-Suarez, of Colombia, who had a burglary conviction in Ventura, California.
ICE took to the streets and roads in Houston and made over 120 arrests on Oct. 29, announcing on social media the agency apprehended “dangerous, often unlicensed and uninsured, illegal aliens who should NOT be behind the wheel.”
ICE caught up with Hector Eugenio Ramirez-Martinez, of Honduras, who was convicted for indecency with child sexual contact in Harris County, Texas. Mexican national Francisco Nava-Garcia was also arrested in Houston and had a conviction for assault on a family/household member.
Elsewhere in Texas, agents arrested Kunal Chhetri, of India, following a conviction for alien smuggling in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas.
In Illinois, which has been pushing back against ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz, agents found Brigidio Ovido Gomez Garcia, of Guatemala, who was convicted for aggravated domestic battery/strangle, domestic battery, and driving under the influence in Wheaton, Ill.
They also arrested Ricardo Rafael Cordoba-Bolivar, of Venezuela, who had a conviction for retail theft in Cook County, Illinois.
Illegal aliens in the Sunshine State were also apprehended, including Cuban national Lazaro Mateo Ruiz, who was convicted for homicide, weapon offense and robbery in Miami-Dade County.
ICE posted a video on X of Miami (V)ICE in action, highlighting their efforts to keep streets clear of drug dealers, predators and cartel members.
Miami (V)ICE in action — removing the worst of the worst from South Florida and keeping streets clear of drug dealers, predators and cartel members. pic.twitter.com/hvDkcAPSqE
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) November 1, 2025
ICE Miami arrested Cuban criminal illegal Alexander Herrera-Acosta at his home in Cape Coral, Fla. He has an extensive rap sheet, including a conviction for child molestation, according to ICE’s social media blast on Miami’s “Worst of the Worst.”
Another weekend arrest included Columbian national and drug dealer Juan Gomez-Gutierrez, who has a conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine while aboard a vessel in Tampa, Florida.
In a social media share, ICE said Cuban criminal illegal alien Erisbel Artiles is in custody thanks to its 287(g) partnership with Florida’s Collier County Sheriff.
“Besides an existing removal order, he has convictions for larceny and KIDNAPPING — taking a hostage to escape,” ICE said. “His rap sheet also includes arrests for grand theft auto, false imprisonment and narcotics offenses.”
Other weekend arrests include:
- Miguel Murueta-Galvan, of Mexico, convicted for sexual abuse in the third degree in Polk County, Iowa.
- Justin Omer Kaningini, of Democratic Republic of Congo, convicted for robbery and sexual assaultin Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- Jonnathan Ocampo-Marquez, of Honduras, convicted for attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon in Duplin County, North Carolina.
- Juan Brito-Rios, of Mexico, convicted for possession with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, five kilograms or more of cocaine and money laundering in the U.S. Middle District Court of Tennessee.
- Brazilian Wilson Campos convicted for simple assault in Little Falls Township, New Jersey.
