BREAKING 10/2: HSI TOP 5 — A 25-YEAR SENTENCE FOR A FIREARMS TRAFFICKER SENDING WEAPONS TOWARD CJNG LEADERS
POSTED FRIDAY AT 3:30 P.M. PACIFIC. NO DEFENDANT NAMES. THE VIDEO IS ON X, NOT YOUTUBE. ICE and Homeland Security Investigations each posted a new HSI Top 5 episode Friday at 3:30 p.m. Pacific. The posts say special agents and their partners scored a 25-year sentence for a firearms trafficker who conspired to send weapons to leaders of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which the posts call CJNG. The posts also say agents arrested a previously convicted child sex predator, and they add “and much more.” ICE did not name the defendants, the courts, the statutes, or the dates of the sentence and the arrest. Each post includes a video that runs about 2 minutes 24 seconds. The official ICE YouTube channel’s latest HSI Top 5 was still Episode 11 when this item was filed. This is not Episode 11, already on this page. This is not the Sept. 25 episode about 51 kilos in a fake news van and a 127-year sentence.
Source: ICE on X — HSI Top 5 (Oct. 2, 2026, 3:30 p.m. Pacific) | HSI on X — same episode (Oct. 2, 2026, 3:30 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: EL PASO — JUDGE HALTS BORDER BARRIER CONSTRUCTION IN THE BIG BEND SECTOR
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. ISSUED FROM THE BENCH FRIDAY. THIS IS NOT THE SEPT. 24 SIERRA BLANCA ARREST. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso on Friday blocked further border barrier construction in the Big Bend Sector. The Texas Tribune, Border Report, and the New York Times reported that the order says the government shall not build a border barrier or related infrastructure, and shall not do construction or ground-disturbing work, in the Big Bend Sector until it complies with all applicable laws. Border Report named the defendants as the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Center for Biological Diversity said it, Friends of the Ruidosa Church, and river guide Danny William Miller are the plaintiffs. The center said a CBP construction pause announced Aug. 17 lapsed Sept. 30. This order is about the Big Bend Sector in Texas. It is not the New Mexico water-law waiver below.
Source: Texas Tribune — judge halts Big Bend barrier construction (Oct. 2, 2026) | Border Report — preliminary injunction (Oct. 2, 2026) | New York Times — order read from the bench (Oct. 2, 2026) | Center for Biological Diversity — plaintiffs and the Aug. 17 pause (Oct. 2, 2026)
BREAKING 10/2: WORST OF THE WORST — DHS NAMES FIVE ON CHILD-SEX AND SEXUAL-ABUSE CONVICTIONS
DHS SAID THE ARRESTS WERE YESTERDAY. NO AGES. NO SENTENCES. NO HOLDING LOCATIONS. DHS said Friday that ICE arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted of statutory aggravated rape of a child, sexual battery of a minor, and sexual abuse. Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual predators, and other criminals across the country yesterday. DHS did not give arrest times, docket numbers, or where anyone is being held. This is not Friday’s ten-person deportation list already on this page.
Diony Edith Ramirez-Patino, Colombia. DHS said convictions for statutory aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in Boston, Massachusetts. This name is already on this page. ICE Boston said Friday that an appeals court vacated that conviction, that she may be retried, and that ICE arrested her after Suffolk Superior Court did not honor a detainer. DHS on Friday still called it a conviction. A vacated conviction is not a standing conviction. Magdilio Diaz-Vazquez, Guatemala. DHS said convictions for rape of a child and statutory sexual assault in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Jose Mendoza, Mexico. DHS said a conviction for sexual battery of a minor in Red Bluff, California. This page already has an ICE Los Angeles post about a Jose Mendoza, 42, of Mexico, arrested Sept. 29, whom ICE called a convicted sex offender. That post listed arrests that include sexual battery. It did not say Red Bluff, and it did not say the victim was a minor. DHS did not say these are the same man. Paul Brown, Jamaica. DHS said convictions for unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of a minor, and endangering welfare of children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sabas Hernandez-Gomez, Mexico. DHS said a conviction for sexual abuse in Riverhead, New York.
These are convictions DHS listed. They are not new charges filed Friday. Four of the five names were not on this page before this item.
Source: DHS — WORST OF THE WORST: five arrests, child-sex and sexual-abuse convictions (Oct. 2, 2026)
BREAKING 10/2: NEW MEXICO — MULLIN WAIVES WATER LAWS FOR BORDER BARRIERS IN THE EL PASO SECTOR
EFFECTIVE TODAY. WATER STATUTES ONLY. EARLIER WAIVERS STAY IN PLACE. Secretary Markwayne Mullin signed a notice that takes effect Oct. 2, 2026. It waives specified water laws so DHS can build barriers and roads in a New Mexico project area inside the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector. The notice does not waive the National Environmental Policy Act or the Endangered Species Act. It says this waiver does not revoke or supersede any other waiver under section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. This is not the Big Bend court order above.
The project area starts at Border Monument 71 and runs east to Border Monument 53, then north to Border Monument 40, then east to Border Monument 1. The notice says that from fiscal year 2021 through Aug. 30, 2026, Border Patrol apprehended over 1,248,000 illegal aliens between ports of entry in the El Paso Sector. In that same period it says Border Patrol seized over 1,580 pounds of marijuana, over 2,890 pounds of cocaine, over 3,450 pounds of methamphetamine, over 40 pounds of heroin, and over 285 pounds of fentanyl.
Laws waived in full, for barrier and road construction in the project area, including wells, lighting, cameras, and sensors: Public Law 82-495, section 208 (43 U.S.C. 666); the New Mexico Water Code, NMSA 1978 sections 72-1-1 through 72-20-103; and New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 27, Part 1 (19.27.1.1 through 19.27.1.39) and Part 4 (19.27.4.1 through 19.27.4.39). The notice is 91 FR 62739, document 2026-20233. It was filed Oct. 1, 2026, at 8:45 a.m.
Source: Federal Register — section 102 waiver, New Mexico, El Paso Sector (91 FR 62739, effective Oct. 2, 2026) | Official PDF on govinfo
BREAKING 10/2: DEPORTED – DHS NAMES TEN REMOVED LAST WEEK, INCLUDING A MURDERER AND CHILD-SEX CONVICTIONS
REMOVED SEPT. 22-27. POSTED FRIDAY AT 3:09 P.M. PACIFIC. THIS IS NOT A NEW ARREST. DHS said Friday that ICE deported ten criminal illegal aliens last week. Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officers are removing criminals from communities, and he named murderers, human traffickers, pedophiles, rapists, and arsonists. DHS did not name the cities of the convictions or the countries they were sent to. This is not the eleven-person Thursday removal list already on this page. None of those eleven names appear on this list.
Marco Antonio Marcias-Fernandez, Mexico, suspected gang member, deported Sept. 25. Convictions for first-degree murder and armed carjacking. An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on Oct. 27, 2016. DHS said suspected gang member. It did not list a gang conviction. Jose Manchame-Morales, Guatemala, deported Sept. 26. Conviction for involuntary manslaughter. DHS said he entered illegally in March 2005, was released into the country, and an immigration judge issued a removal order on Oct. 5, 2005. Leonardo Parra Altamirano, Ecuador, deported Sept. 24. Conviction for leaving the scene of personal injury and death. DHS said he entered illegally in August 2022, was released into the country by the Biden administration, and received a final order of removal on May 8, 2023. Ramon Antonio Bonifacio, Dominican Republic, deported Sept. 22. Convictions for attempted murder, third-degree assault, criminal possession of cocaine, and attempted criminal sale of narcotic drugs. DHS said an immigration judge issued a final order. A Sept. 14 DHS arrest list already on this page names a Ramon Bonifacio of the Dominican Republic for murder and cocaine possession in Mineola, New York. DHS did not say these are the same man, and today’s release does not name a city. Luis Alfredo Macario Pol, Guatemala, deported Sept. 23. Conviction for first-degree sexual assault of a minor. DHS said he had a final order of removal. Phi Van Tran, Vietnam, deported Sept. 27. Conviction for touching a child for lustful purposes. DHS also listed arrests, not convictions, for aggravated assault and aggravated battery. An immigration judge issued a final order on Dec. 9, 2014. Pekings Aziwung, Cameroon, deported Sept. 22. Conviction for rape. Final order of removal on June 11, 2026. Nehemias Omar Garcia-Martinez, Honduras, deported Sept. 23. Convictions for second-degree rape and second-degree assault. DHS said he entered illegally and an immigration judge issued a final order on May 20, 2025. He is already on this page from an earlier DHS arrest list, which named those same convictions in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Today’s release adds the deportation date and the order date. It does not name the county. Hoang Nhan Truong, Vietnam, deported Sept. 24. Convictions for trafficking — forced labor, conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs for sale, vehicle theft, shoplifting, possession of narcotics, solicitation to possess marijuana for sale, and possession of marijuana. Final order of removal on Sept. 1, 2010. Nestor Alexander Galvis Ayala, Colombia, deported Sept. 27. Convictions for second-degree arson and possession of explosives or an incendiary with intent. Final order of removal on Nov. 18, 2025.
These are convictions and deportation dates DHS listed. They are not new charges filed Friday.
Source: DHS — DEPORTED: ICE removes ten criminal illegal aliens (Oct. 2, 2026). DHS on X — same list (Oct. 2, 2026, 3:09 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A 20-YEAR-OLD MEXICAN CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER
ARRESTED SEPT. 29. POSTED FRIDAY AT 2:51 P.M. PACIFIC. ICE SAID CONVICTED. ICE ALSO SAID ARRESTED. NO COURT. NO SENTENCE. NO HOLDING LOCATION. ICE Los Angeles said Friday that officers arrested Junior Valera Aguilar, 20, of Mexico, on Sept. 29. ICE said he is a convicted sex offender who was arrested for having sex with a minor. An arrest is not a conviction. ICE did not name the court, the statute, the sentence, or where he is being held. ICE said he is now in removal proceedings. ICE did not say he has a final order of removal. This is not the Tung Huy Nguyen arrest already on this page.
Source: ICE Los Angeles on X — arrest of Junior Valera Aguilar (Oct. 2, 2026, 2:51 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: REMOVED – ICE POSTS ELEVEN FROM THURSDAY, INCLUDING TWO MURDER CONVICTIONS
REMOVED THURSDAY. ICE POSTED THE ROLL CALL FRIDAY AT 1:22 P.M. PACIFIC. THIS IS NOT A NEW ARREST. ICE said Friday that yesterday’s removals included murderers, drug smugglers, gang members, and other dangerous criminals. None of the eleven posts names a gang. ICE did not name the cities of the convictions or the countries they were sent to. This is not the eight-person removal list ICE posted Thursday.
Nocasse Lucas Orelus, Haiti, convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance aboard a vessel, and of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance aboard a vessel. Atina Riklon, the Marshall Islands, convicted of shoplifting, delivery of meth, possession of a controlled substance (meth or cocaine, less than 2 grams), possession and delivery of drug paraphernalia, and obstructing governmental operations. ICE’s post repeats several of those convictions. Simon Montemar Herrera Maliano, Costa Rica, convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while aboard a vessel. Arturo Hernandez Tercero, Mexico, convicted of second-degree murder. Ulises Carlos Saltos-Posligua, Ecuador, convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine while aboard a vessel. Jose Fajardo Hernandez, Mexico, convicted of aggravated battery, false imprisonment, stalking, probation violations, and multiple convictions for providing false information to a law enforcement officer. Noel Ayona-Arellanes, Mexico, convicted of a second-degree forcible sex offense and DWI. He is already on this page from the Sept. 21 DHS arrest list, which named a second-degree forcible sex offense in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Ruben Villa Quezada, Mexico, convicted of second-degree robbery and resisting executive officer. Jose Efrain Jaramillo Martinez, Mexico, convicted of murder, multiple DWIs, and resisting arrest. Vinothkaan Selvarajah, Sri Lanka, convicted of possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Alfonso Mejia Preciado, Mexico, convicted of human trafficking and sexual battery by restraint.
These are convictions ICE listed with the removals. They are not new charges filed Friday.
Source: ICE on X — eleven criminal illegal aliens removed Thursday (Oct. 2, 2026, 1:22 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: MULLIN POSTS PHOTOS OF SHACKLED PEOPLE ON A JET RAMP
NO AIRPORT. NO FLIGHT COUNT. NO DESTINATION. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin posted four photos Friday afternoon of people in restraints on an airport ramp beside a white jet. The jet shows the word GLOBAL and a blue X on the fuselage. People in the photos are in light-colored clothing. Some have chains on their wrists and ankles. Piles of restraints are on the pavement. The caption does not name the airport, say how many people were loaded, or list a destination. Mullin did not say whether these photos are from the Louisiana loading he described earlier Friday. His caption said the department will never give up the fight for the homeland, and he blessed the men and women of ICE.
Source: Secretary Mullin on X — four ramp photos (Oct. 2, 2026, 12:48 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A VIETNAMESE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
ARRESTED SEPT. 29. ANNOUNCED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FINAL ORDER. ICE LISTED ARRESTS, NOT CONVICTIONS. ICE Los Angeles said Friday that officers arrested Tung Huy Nguyen, 52, a criminal illegal alien from Vietnam, on Sept. 29. ICE said he is a registered sex offender. ICE said his previous arrests include sexual battery, robbery, and driving without a license. ICE said he has a final order of removal. An arrest is not a conviction. ICE did not list a sentence or say where he is being held. This is not the Thanh Nguyen Huu, Minh Duc Ngo Nguyen, or Minh H. Nguyen cases already filed below.
Source: ICE Los Angeles on X — arrest of Tung Huy Nguyen (Oct. 2, 2026, 12:33 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: LOUISIANA – MULLIN SAYS DEPORTATION PLANES WERE LOADED THIS MORNING
VIDEO POSTED AT 11:32 A.M. PACIFIC. NO FLIGHT COUNT. NO AIRPORT NAMED. NO DESTINATION LIST. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday that deportation planes were loaded this morning in Louisiana to send illegal aliens home. He said the department will not rest until the people he called criminal invaders are removed. The post includes a video. DHS has not posted a press release on dhs.gov or ice.gov giving a flight count, an airport name, or destination countries.
Earlier Friday, Mullin posted that mass deportations were underway. At 10:23 a.m. Pacific, the DHS account posted a separate video and said the deportation planes were ready.
Source: Secretary Mullin on X — Louisiana deportation planes loaded (Oct. 2, 2026, 11:32 a.m. Pacific) | DHS on X — deportation planes are ready (Oct. 2, 2026, 10:23 a.m. Pacific) | Secretary Mullin on X — mass deportations underway (Oct. 2, 2026, 6:02 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: NEW ORLEANS – ICE ARRESTS A HONDURAN CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN NASHVILLE
FELONY CONVICTION. ICE HAS NOT LISTED AN ARREST DATE OR A SENTENCE. ICE New Orleans said Friday that officers arrested Bryan Alexander Colindres-Sanchez, an illegal alien from Honduras. ICE said his criminal history includes a felony conviction for aggravated assault in Nashville, Tennessee.
BREAKING 10/2: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A FULLERTON GANG MEMBER FROM MEXICO
ARRESTED SEPT. 29. VEHICLE THEFT. FINAL ORDER REINSTATED. ICE PUT A SPACE IN THE LAST NAME. ICE Los Angeles said Friday that officers arrested Jose Valdez-Valles, 37, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, on Sept. 29. ICE said he is a member of the Fullerton Tokers Town gang and was arrested for vehicle theft. ICE said his final order of removal was reinstated.
Source: ICE Los Angeles on X — arrest of Jose Valdez-Valles (Oct. 2, 2026, 10:31 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS – 289 NEW IMMIGRATION CASES IN ONE WEEK
FILED FRIDAY. THESE ARE CHARGES, NOT CONVICTIONS. U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons said federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 289 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Sept. 25 through Oct. 1. The office said the charges are against alien smugglers and illegal aliens with past convictions for child sex crimes, driving while intoxicated, violent crimes, and prior removals. The cases are part of Operation Take Back America. An indictment or complaint is an allegation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The week’s list includes Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, the Venezuelan illegal alien charged in Austin with assaulting a federal officer. That case is already filed below. The other defendants the office named are new to this page.
Near Del Rio, Border Patrol arrested Diego Armando Victorio-Adame, an illegal alien from Mexico. The office said he has been deported four times and is charged with illegal re-entry. He was convicted of a felony in 2022 for possession of a controlled substance. He also has prior convictions for two DWIs and assault causing bodily injury.
In El Paso, Jaime Felipe Batres, an illegal alien from Guatemala the office called a convicted sex offender, was charged with illegal re-entry. He was arrested near Fort Hancock after being removed from the United States in August. In September 2025 he was convicted of indecent assault and corruption of minors in Philadelphia.
Javier Nicolas Francisco-Francisco, also from Guatemala, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 1, just over three miles west of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry. The office said he was deported for the second time in 2023 through Phoenix and has been convicted of three felonies since 2014, including operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and aggravated assault with a weapon.
In San Antonio, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers encountered Roberto Guerrero-Cano, an illegal alien from Mexico, at the Bexar County Jail after he was convicted of DWI on Sept. 25. He was removed in 2014 after an illegal re-entry conviction. In 2010 he was convicted of assault causing bodily injury and possession of prohibited weapons. He now faces another illegal re-entry charge.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas — 289 new immigration cases (Oct. 2, 2026) | USAO WDTX on X (Oct. 2, 2026, 9:37 a.m. Pacific) | Odessa American — reprint of the release (Oct. 2, 2026)
BREAKING 10/2: MIAMI – ICE ARRESTS A CUBAN WITH DRUG CONVICTIONS AND A FINAL ORDER
IN CUSTODY. PENDING REMOVAL. A FINAL ORDER IS ALREADY IN PLACE. ICE Miami said Friday that officers arrested Jean Marcell Perez Garcia, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba. ICE said his convictions include drug trafficking, selling cocaine, fraud, resisting arrest, and theft. ICE said he has a final order of removal and remains in ICE custody pending removal.
Source: ICE Miami on X — arrest of Jean Marcell Perez Garcia (Oct. 2, 2026, 9:12 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: HOUSTON – ICE ARRESTS A MEXICAN NATIONAL ON HIS SEVENTH ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY
ARRESTED THURSDAY. SEVEN PRIOR ILLEGAL RE-ENTRIES. ICE SPELLED THE NAME CONTERAS. ICE Houston said Friday that officers arrested Zenaido Flores-Conteras, an illegal alien from Mexico, on Oct. 1. ICE said he has illegally re-entered the United States seven times. ICE said repeat immigration offenders are being deported.
Source: ICE Houston on X — arrest of Zenaido Flores-Conteras (Oct. 2, 2026, 8:52 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: HOUSTON – ICE ARRESTS A GUATEMALAN CONVICTED OF ASSAULT
ARRESTED THURSDAY. ASSAULT CONVICTION. ICE HAS NOT LISTED A SENTENCE. ICE Houston said Friday that officers arrested Luis Carrasco Torres, a criminal alien from Guatemala, on Oct. 1. ICE said he has been convicted of assault that caused bodily injury.
Source: ICE Houston on X — arrest of Luis Carrasco Torres (Oct. 2, 2026, 8:51 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A MEXICAN CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER
ARRESTED SEPT. 29. ANNOUNCED FRIDAY. IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. ICE Los Angeles said Friday that officers arrested Jose Mendoza, 42, of Mexico, on Sept. 29. ICE said he is a convicted sex offender. ICE said his previous arrests include sexual battery, attempting to prevent a victim from making a report, and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize. An arrest is not a conviction. ICE said he is now in removal proceedings. This is not the Alberto Jose Mendoza case already filed below.
Source: ICE Los Angeles on X — arrest of Jose Mendoza (Oct. 2, 2026, 8:22 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: BOSTON – ICE ARRESTS A COLOMBIAN AFTER THE COURT VACATED HER CHILD-SEX CONVICTION
THE CONVICTION WAS VACATED. SHE MAY BE RETRIED. SHE IS IN ICE CUSTODY NOW. ICE Boston said Friday that officers arrested Diony Edith Ramirez Patino, a criminal illegal alien from Colombia, after she was released from Massachusetts Department of Correction custody. ICE said she had been convicted of statutory aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and sentenced to 10 years. ICE said an appeals court vacated that conviction and she was released from prison. ICE said she may be retried in Massachusetts.
ICE said Suffolk Superior Court did not honor an ICE detainer because of the state’s Protect Act, and Patino walked free. ICE then arrested her. ICE said she is currently in ICE custody. A vacated conviction is not a standing conviction. A future retrial would again be an allegation until a court enters a judgment.
Source: ICE Boston on X — arrest of Diony Edith Ramirez Patino (Oct. 2, 2026, 3:42 a.m. Pacific) | ICE Boston on X — Suffolk did not honor the detainer (Oct. 2, 2026)
10/1: BUFFALO – ICE SAYS IT WILL TAKE AN ECUADORIAN SENTENCED FOR SEX ACTS AGAINST A CHILD
ICE SAYS IT ARRESTED HIM. A JUDGE ORDERED HIM REMOVED IN MAY. ICE SAYS IT WILL TAKE CUSTODY WHEN HE GETS OUT. Upstate New York ICE said Thursday evening that it arrested Saul Armijos-Chonillo. ICE said the 26-year-old Ecuadorian was sentenced in 2024 to three years for two or more sex acts against a child under 11 in Mineola. ICE said a judge ordered him removed in May 2026, and that when he gets out, ICE will take custody and remove him.
Source: ICE Buffalo on X — Saul Armijos-Chonillo (Oct. 1, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Pacific)
10/1: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A MEXICAN SENTENCED FOR BRINGING ALIENS INTO THE UNITED STATES
ONE YEAR FOR BRINGING ALIENS IN. PRIOR ILLEGAL-ENTRY CONVICTIONS. EXPEDITED REMOVAL. ICE Los Angeles said Thursday evening that officers arrested Adan Salmeron-Juarez, 36, a Mexican national. ICE said he was sentenced to one year for bringing aliens to the United States and convicted more than once of entering the United States illegally. ICE said he will remain in ICE custody pending expedited removal. This is not the Yarlee Freddy Acosta Salmeron case already filed below.
Source: ICE Los Angeles on X — arrest of Adan Salmeron-Juarez (Oct. 1, 2026, 5:02 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/2: DEL RIO – CBP SEIZES 81 PACKAGES OF METH AT THE PORT
RELEASED FRIDAY. SEIZURE WAS MONDAY. THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED. CBP HAS NOT NAMED HIM OR LISTED CHARGES. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized 81 packages of alleged methamphetamine weighing 64.73 pounds. The release puts the estimated street value at $595,185. In that same sentence the release uses the word cocaine. The packages are described as alleged methamphetamine.
The seizure was Sept. 28 at the Del Rio International Bridge import facility. A CBP officer referred a 2018 Ford Transit van driven by a 59-year-old male lawful permanent resident for a secondary inspection. Officers used a nonintrusive inspection system, then searched the van. They found the packages hidden in the driver-side quarter panel.
Port Director Liliana Flores said stopping hard narcotics at the ports is a top priority and that this methamphetamine interception shows the layered checks are working. CBP seized the narcotics. Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested the driver and opened a criminal investigation. An arrest is not a conviction.
This is a separate seizure from the Sept. 8 Del Rio load of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl that CBP valued at more than $550,000.
Source: CBP — more than $595,000 in methamphetamine at the Del Rio Port of Entry (Oct. 2, 2026)
BREAKING 10/2: OSWEGO – CBP SAYS FOUR WERE ARRESTED; TWO FROM THE ROOF ARE STILL SOUGHT
CBP SPOKE FRIDAY. NAMES NOT RELEASED. THE TWO ON THE ROOF WERE NOT ARRESTED. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told CNY Central that Border Patrol agents arrested four people Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Oswego, New York, and are still looking for two others. CBP said the operation involved a vehicle registered to a person who was subject to a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge. Agents encountered six people associated with that vehicle. All six fled. Four were apprehended. CBP said all four were confirmed to be subject to final orders of removal. They were processed and turned over to ICE for deportation proceedings.
CBP said the other two fled onto the roof of a nearby home without the owner’s permission. Agents tried to take them into custody safely. CBP said it will seek them at a later date because of public safety concerns. A CBP spokesperson said Border Patrol agents did not conduct operations at an elementary school. The incident prompted a lockout at Charles E. Riley Elementary School as students were being dismissed. CBP has not released the names or ages of the four people who were arrested.
The Oct. 1 item below covers the rooftop standoff from local police and news reports. Those reports said CBP had not yet given this account. This is that later CBP account. It does not name the two people who remain at large.
Source: CNY Central — CBP: four arrested, two still sought (Oct. 2, 2026, 5:53 a.m.)
BREAKING 10/1: YORK – BELIZE NATIONAL INDICTED ON CRACK CHARGES AND ILLEGAL REENTRY
INDICTED. ANNOUNCED THURSDAY. THESE ARE CHARGES, NOT A CONVICTION. The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Thursday that a federal grand jury indicted Kennon Kelly, 42, a native of Belize who lives in York, Pennsylvania, on drug trafficking and illegal reentry charges. An indictment is an allegation. Kelly is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller said the indictment alleges that between March 24, 2025, and Nov. 5, 2025, Kelly distributed cocaine or crack cocaine on six occasions and possessed with intent to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of cocaine in York County. The indictment also alleges that Kelly was removed from the United States through Houston, Texas, in 2016, and came back without legal permission. The office said the maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is life in prison, a term of supervised release, and a fine. A judge sets any sentence only after a finding of guilt.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the York City Police Department investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Monroe is prosecuting. The office said the case is part of Operation Take Back America.
BREAKING 10/1: DELAWARE – DOJ SUES THE UNIVERSITY OVER IN-STATE TUITION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS
COMPLAINT FILED THURSDAY. THIS IS NOT A RULING. The Justice Department sued the University of Delaware on Thursday. The complaint says the university gives in-state tuition to aliens who live in Delaware, including illegal aliens, and does not give that rate to U.S. citizens from other states. The court has not ruled. The United States asks a judge to block the university from enforcing that policy and from adopting any new tuition rule that favors illegal aliens over U.S. citizens.
Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. said the department will keep challenging state laws and university policies that give illegal aliens a benefit not available to all Americans. He said Congress barred reduced tuition for illegal aliens when that rate is not available to all Americans. Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate said colleges cannot give illegal aliens a benefit they do not give U.S. citizens. Those are the department’s arguments in the filing.
DOJ said this is the 26th lawsuit challenging in-state tuition for illegal aliens. It said six earlier cases, in Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois, and Kansas, ended in orders that permanently blocked similar laws, including an order from the Fifth Circuit. The department said cases are still pending against Minnesota, Virginia, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Colorado, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Arkansas, and Utah.
Source: Justice Department — complaint against the University of Delaware on in-state tuition (Oct. 1, 2026) | Complaint (filed Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: MINNESOTA – DHS POSTS CHARGES AGAINST TEN LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS ACCUSED OF VOTER FRAUD
INDICTED SEPT. 24. ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY. DHS POSTED THE RELEASE THURSDAY. THESE ARE CHARGES, NOT CONVICTIONS. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Attorney General Todd Blanche held a press conference Wednesday on federal charges against ten lawful permanent residents accused of unlawful voting and registration offenses in Minnesota. A federal grand jury returned ten separate indictments on Sept. 24. The Justice Department said all ten have made initial appearances. An indictment is an allegation. Each defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Homeland Security Investigations investigated the cases. First Assistant United States Attorney Joseph S. Teirab is prosecuting them. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen joined the Wednesday press conference. DHS said nine defendants were arrested in Minnesota and the tenth in Massachusetts. The Justice Department said Christian Liam Schenk was set for an initial appearance in the District of Massachusetts on Sept. 30. The other nine appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard on Sept. 28 or Sept. 29.
The Justice Department lists nine counts of voting by an alien and nine counts of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote. Voting by an alien, 18 U.S.C. Section 611, is a class A misdemeanor with a maximum of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. A false claim of citizenship in order to vote, 18 U.S.C. Section 1015(f), carries a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Secretary Mullin said aliens who vote will be found, arrested, charged, and deported. Those are his words. The court has not ruled.
THE TEN DEFENDANTS (per the Justice Department, Sept. 30):
- Bhator Konah Bryant, 61, Liberia. One count of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote. DOJ alleges she falsely claimed citizenship when registering on Oct. 18, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
- Edvile Vaidoto Edmunds, 59, Lithuania. One count of voting by an alien. DOJ alleges she voted in Minnesota on Nov. 8, 2022. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
- Joshua Frederick Kofi Edzie, 63, Ghana. Two counts of making a false claim of citizenship in order to vote, and one count of voting by an alien. DOJ alleges a vote on Aug. 11, 2026, and false claims on Oct. 23, 2024, and Aug. 11, 2026. Initial appearance Sept. 28.
- Alan Barbu Kargbo, 48, Liberia. One count of each charge. DOJ alleges both happened on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 28.
- Paul Kras, 78, Germany. One count of voting by an alien. DOJ alleges he voted in Minnesota on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
- Fadil Rasim Ozegovic, 58, Bosnia. One count of each charge. DOJ alleges both happened on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
- Aparecido Donizetti Padovan, 62, Brazil. One count of each charge. DOJ alleges both happened on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
- Chris Adam Pettiquoi, 43, Liberia. One count of each charge. DOJ alleges both happened on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
- Christian Liam Schenk, 47, Canada. One count of each charge. DOJ alleges both happened on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance set for the District of Massachusetts on Sept. 30.
- Hester Sophia Weihmann, 69, South Africa. One count of each charge. DOJ alleges both happened on Nov. 5, 2024. Initial appearance Sept. 29.
Justice Department, Sept. 30: Blanche, Mullin, and Rosen announce the indictments. The speakers describe allegations. The video is not a verdict.
Source: DHS — Mullin and Blanche press conference on Minnesota charges (released Oct. 1, 2026) | Justice Department — ten indictments, case details (Sept. 30, 2026) | Justice Department video — press conference
BREAKING 10/1: WORST OF THE WORST – DHS SAYS ICE ARRESTED FIVE MEN CONVICTED OF ASSAULT AND ROBBERY
ARRESTED WEDNESDAY, DHS SAYS. THE RELEASE IS DATED THURSDAY. THESE ARE PRIOR CONVICTIONS, NOT NEW ONES. Homeland Security said Thursday that ICE arrested more criminal illegal aliens on Wednesday for crimes that include aggravated assault, robbery, and third-degree burglary. Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE arrested violent assailants, robbers, and other public safety threats yesterday. DHS did not list new charges filed Thursday.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Oct. 1):
- Argeny Rodriguez-Hilario, Dominican Republic. DHS says he was convicted of aggravated assault, third-degree burglary, and conspiracy in New York, New York.
- Mario Perez-Lerma, Mexico. DHS says he was convicted of multiple counts of aggravated assault in St. George, Utah.
- Christopher Cruz, Dominican Republic. DHS says he was convicted of aggravated assault in Middlesex, New Jersey.
- Julio Rivas-Chicas, El Salvador. DHS says he was convicted of robbery, burglary, and unauthorized paraphernalia possession in Richmond, Virginia.
- Moises Carranza, Mexico. DHS says he was convicted of robbery in Whittier, California.
DHS pointed readers to WOW.DHS.gov for more names. The release does not say where the five were sent, or whether any has a new criminal case.
BREAKING 10/1: DHS SAYS THE ICE VEHICLE-STOP MEMO CHANGES NOTHING
POSTED ABOUT 2:03 P.M. PACIFIC. DHS SAYS STOPS AND ARRESTS CONTINUE. THIS IS NOT A NEW ARREST. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday afternoon that CNN is wrong about an internal ICE memo on vehicle stops. DHS said the memo makes no changes to how ICE conducts vehicle stops, that all officers have always received vehicle-stop training, and that vehicle stops and arrests of illegal aliens continue. DHS called the memo a guidance reminder.
CNN reported Thursday morning that guidance it reviewed lets only Enforcement and Removal Operations officers who have finished one of six training courses conduct traditional vehicle stops and high-risk or felony call-back stops. CNN said officers who have not finished one of those courses may take part only in a support role, that every officer on scene must have an activated agency body camera, and that officers are not, under any circumstances, authorized to chase a vehicle that does not pull over. CNN said they are told to write down the vehicle information for later investigation. CNN also said the guidance allows pinning a vehicle for safety and addresses tire-deflation devices. The Associated Press reported a Wednesday memo, signed by ICE Executive Associate Director Marcos D. Charles, that says officers are not authorized to chase a vehicle that fails to pull over. The AP counted five training courses. CNN counted six. DHS has not posted the memo.
Source: DHS on X — memo changes nothing, stops continue (Oct. 1, 2026, about 2:03 p.m. Pacific) | CNN — internal vehicle-stop guidance (published Oct. 1, 2026) | Associated Press — Wednesday memo signed by Marcos D. Charles (Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: OZONA – DHS POSTS THE LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE SMUGGLER WHO KILLED FOUR
SENTENCED SEPT. 25. DHS POSTED THE CASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOT A NEW SENTENCE. Homeland Security posted Thursday that Rassian Nateray Comer, a U.S. citizen from Louisiana, was sentenced to life in federal prison for a fatal alien-smuggling crash in Ozona, Texas. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced that sentence on Sept. 25. U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix imposed it in San Angelo. DHS’s post says justice was served today. The Justice Department release dates the sentence to Sept. 25.
On March 13, 2023, Comer was transporting 11 illegal aliens when he fled a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper at more than 100 mph. He drove eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 and ran a red light in Ozona. He hit a red pickup carrying Maria “Coke” Tambunga, 71, and her 7-year-old granddaughter, Emilia Brooke Tambunga. Both died at the scene. Two people in Comer’s vehicle, identified in court records as R.S. and I.C.G., also died. The other nine were seriously hurt. During the chase he streamed it on Facebook Live, with the speedometer at 105 mph. He told investigators it was his fourth smuggling trip. He pleaded guilty June 18 to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death, 11 counts of transportation of an illegal alien resulting in death, and possession of a stolen firearm. Hendrix gave him life on the first 12 counts and 120 months on the gun count, concurrent, plus a $1,300 special assessment. HSI Dallas investigated with the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Border Prosecution Unit, and the 112th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Comer is a U.S. citizen. This is a smuggling sentence. It is not an ICE removal.
Source: DHS on X — life sentence posted with video (Oct. 1, 2026, about 1:53 p.m. Pacific) | KCBD — Justice Department release, sentence imposed Sept. 25, 2026 | Dallas Morning News — life sentence (Sept. 25, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: REMOVED – ICE POSTS A MURDERER, A CHILD-SEX OFFENDER, A FENTANYL TRAFFICKER, AND FIVE MORE
REMOVED WEDNESDAY. ICE POSTED THE ROLL CALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOT A NEW ARREST. ICE said Thursday that these criminal illegal aliens were among those removed yesterday. ICE did not name the cities of the convictions or the countries they were sent to.
Heriberto Estaban-Tapia, Mexico, convicted of felony theft. Jose Luis Pineda-Torres, Mexico, convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Rey David Felix-Rubio, Mexico, convicted of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for commercial advantage and private financial gain, and of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Jorge Andres Chirinos, Mexico, convicted of second-degree murder. Victor Josue Felipe Perez, Guatemala, convicted of burglary of a habitation and sexual assault of a child 14 to 17. Lazaro Geraldo Similox Morales, Guatemala, convicted of burglary of a habitation. Leobijildo Torres, Mexico, convicted of aggravated battery. Leandro Tomas Lopez Jimenez, Mexico, convicted of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance.
These are convictions ICE listed with the removals. They are not new charges filed Thursday.
Source: ICE on X — eight criminal illegal aliens removed Wednesday (Oct. 1, 2026, about 1:40 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/1: MINNEAPOLIS – GOOD FAMILY SUES THE UNITED STATES AND THE ICE OFFICER WHO SHOT HER
TWO CIVIL COMPLAINTS FILED TODAY. THIS IS NOT A RULING. NO CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. The family of Renee Nicole Macklin Good filed two civil lawsuits Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Good, 37, a U.S. citizen and a mother of three, was shot and killed Jan. 7 by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in south Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. The court has not ruled.
The plaintiffs in both cases are Brent Ganger, her brother, as trustee for her next of kin, and her partner, Rebecca Good. One complaint names only the United States, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and alleges wrongful death. The family’s lawyers said they sent notice in January and waited six months. Attorney Antonio Romanucci said Thursday they still had not heard whether the government would accept or deny the claim. A judge, not a jury, decides that case.
The other complaint is Ganger and Rebecca Good v. Jonathan Ross and others, No. 0:26-cv-04231, filed Oct. 1. It names Ross, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Corey R. Lewandowski, Thomas D. Homan, Todd Lyons, Gregory Bovino, and ten unnamed federal agents, each sued individually. The complaint alleges excessive force and a civil-rights conspiracy tied to Operation Metro Surge. Those are allegations. The complaint asks for money damages. It does not convict anyone.
White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told CNN the administration will vigorously defend what she called baseless civil lawsuits. Gregory Bovino declined to comment. CNN said it had asked DHS for comment. DHS said in January that Good weaponized her vehicle and tried to run an officer down. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in July that the Justice Department had turned over evidence from the Good shooting and from the Alex Pretti shooting. No criminal charges have been filed in either death.
KARE 11, Oct. 1: the family’s news conference after the filings. The clip is the family’s account. It is not an ICE statement.
Source: Complaint, Ganger and Rebecca Good v. Ross and others, No. 0:26-cv-04231 (filed Oct. 1, 2026) | CNN — filings and White House response (updated Oct. 1, 2026) | KARE 11 — family news conference | MPR News — lawsuits filed Thursday (Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: HASTINGS – ICE SAYS IT REMOVED A LAOTIAN MAN CONVICTED OF ASSAULT AND TERRORISTIC THREATS
REMOVED TO LAOS ON SEPT. 16. ICE POSTED THE REMOVAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOT A NEW ARREST. ICE said Thursday that Ongath Chanthanongsy was convicted of assault and of making terroristic threats in Minnesota, that a removal order had been in place for years, and that ICE sent him back to Laos on Sept. 16.
ICE St. Paul said on Aug. 21 that it arrested Chanthanongsy, 43, an illegal alien from Laos. The field office said he has a final removal order and convictions for second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and terroristic threats in Hastings, Minnesota. Thursday’s headquarters post is the removal announcement. It does not add a new charge.
Source: ICE on X — removal to Laos (Oct. 1, 2026, 12:30 p.m. Pacific) | ICE St. Paul — arrest and Hastings convictions (Aug. 21, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: DOJ SUES MARYLAND TO BLOCK MASK AND ID RULES ON FEDERAL OFFICERS, INCLUDING ICE
COMPLAINT FILED TODAY. THIS IS NOT A RULING. THE STATE LAW TOOK EFFECT TODAY. The Justice Department on Thursday sued the State of Maryland, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, Prince George’s County, and Montgomery County. The civil case is United States v. Maryland, No. 1:26-cv-04110, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. It asks for a declaration that three laws are unconstitutional and for an injunction. The court has not ruled.
The complaint says Maryland Senate Bill 1 bans facial coverings for federal law enforcement officers and requires them to provide identification while on duty in the state. Governor Wes Moore signed it on May 26. It took effect Oct. 1. The complaint says Prince George’s County Code section 18-124 and Montgomery County’s “Unmask ICE Act,” County Code section 35-13E, impose the same kind of rules and are already in effect. Senate President Bill Ferguson is quoted in the complaint on ICE in Maryland and on whether the Supremacy Clause controls. Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha is quoted, from before that county bill was introduced, as saying ICE tactics had no place in the county.
The complaint quotes Attorney General Brown’s May 12 letter to Moore. Brown wrote that there was a high likelihood a court would find that applying the face-covering ban or the identification rule to federal officers would violate the Supremacy Clause, because it would directly regulate the federal government. The United States says courts have already enjoined similar laws in cases against California, Virginia, Philadelphia, and New York. Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Civil Division submitted the complaint. This is not an individual arrest. It is a lawsuit over whether Maryland and two counties can regulate how federal officers, including ICE, work in the state.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice — complaint, United States v. Maryland, No. 1:26-cv-04110 (filed Oct. 1, 2026) | Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown — letter to Gov. Wes Moore on Senate Bill 1 (May 12, 2026) | WTOP / The Banner — DOJ suit filed Thursday (Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: OSWEGO – TWO MEN LEAVE A ROOF AFTER A BORDER PATROL STANDOFF
FEDERAL WARRANTS. SCHOOL LOCKOUT. THE TWO MEN WERE NOT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. CBP HAS NOT NAMED THEM. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Border Patrol agents pursued people through Oswego, New York. Two men ended up on the roof of a home at 261 E. 7th Street, near Charles E. Riley Elementary School. The Oswego Police Department said officers were first called for a reckless driver, then learned federal authorities were trying to apprehend multiple people on active federal judicial warrants. The school went into a lockout. The district said students were dismissed after police lifted it.
Syracuse.com reported the standoff lasted about six hours. City police and firefighters brought a ladder at the agents’ request. A man on the roof knocked it down. Mayor Robert Corradino said the city supplied a ladder and was not assisting the arrest. He said the fire chief confirmed with the city attorney that the agents had a warrant signed by a judge. A CBP spokesperson told Syracuse.com on Wednesday that the agency was looking into the incident and would not have information until Thursday. These local reports do not include a later CBP statement naming the men or the charges.
Syracuse.com reported the agents left at about 7:30 p.m. About an hour later the two men got off the roof and appeared to leave in waiting cars. WSYR and CNY Central reported that people in the crowd helped them leave after most Border Patrol personnel had gone, and that the two men were not accounted for. This is not an arrest announcement.
Source: syracuse.com — video, standoff over (published Oct. 1, 2026) | syracuse.com / FireRescue1 — ladder, 261 E. 7th St., agents left about 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 1, 2026) | CNY Central — Oswego police statement, two men not accounted for (updated Oct. 1, 2026) | WSYR — two men left after most agents were gone (updated Oct. 1, 2026)
9/30: WILLISTON – FIVE CHARGED FEDERALLY WITH BLOCKING THE ICE TARGETING CENTER
DOORS BLOCKED AT THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL ANALYSIS AND TARGETING CENTER. A MISDEMEANOR. UP TO 30 DAYS AND A $5,000 FINE. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont charged five people with knowingly obstructing access to the ICE National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center at White Cap Business Park in Williston. Local stations reported the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Prosecutors said the five blocked the doors with their bodies on Feb. 9, refused to leave the atrium, and were removed. Booth and Prensky were also removed on May 14. Kennedy and Wade are also accused of blocking doors on July 24.
Those charged: Peter Booth, 58, of Jericho, Vermont; Lexington Kennedy, 22, of New York, New York; Henry Prensky, 80, of Burlington, Vermont; Roan Wade, 23, of Red Hook, New York; and Sherri Wormser, 57, of Colchester, Vermont. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan A. Ophardt said that by repeatedly blocking the entrances and exits, the defendants created a risk to the people who work there. Initial appearances were not yet on the calendar in the Wednesday reports. This is separate from the state trespass case the Vermont attorney general brought over a July 24 sit-in. Those defendants pleaded not guilty on Sept. 24.
Source: NBC5 — U.S. Attorney’s Office charges (Sept. 30, 2026) | WCAX — five charged with obstructing a federally leased building (Sept. 30, 2026) | ABC22 / FOX44 — Ophardt statement (Sept. 30, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR ICE’S NO-BOND DETENTION POLICY
CERT GRANTED. CASE NO. 26-104. ARGUMENT THIS TERM. THIS IS NOT A RULING ON THE POLICY. The Supreme Court on Thursday granted review of whether ICE can detain illegal aliens during removal proceedings without a bond hearing. The case is Philip L. Rhoney, Acting Director of the Buffalo Field Office of ICE, v. Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha, No. 26-104. The Court’s docket records the petition as granted on Oct. 1, 2026. This is not the third-country removal case or the SAVE voter-check case already filed below.
Barbosa da Cunha is a Brazilian citizen. Authorities say he entered the United States illegally about 20 years ago. He applied for asylum in 2016 and held a work permit. Court papers say he has never been convicted of a crime. CBS News reported that ICE took him into custody after a traffic stop in Massachusetts and that an immigration judge refused a bond hearing under the administration’s mandatory-detention rule. A federal judge in New York, where he was being held, ordered a bond hearing. He was released on bond in late October 2025. In April the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit rejected the policy. The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to take the case.
CBS News reported that two federal appeals courts have allowed detention without a bond hearing and that nine others have held the government must offer one. The New York Times reported that more than 500 district judges have rejected the administration’s reading of the detention statute, and that about 70,000 people are now in immigration detention, up from about 40,000 before January 2025. The 2nd Circuit, as quoted by CBS, called the policy the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation’s history. The new term opens Monday.
Source: Supreme Court docket — Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, No. 26-104 (petition granted Oct. 1, 2026) | CBS News — Supreme Court to hear the no-bond detention dispute (Oct. 1, 2026) | Associated Press / PBS — cert grant (Oct. 1, 2026) | New York Times — detention review (Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: SAN DIEGO SECTOR – BORDER PATROL TAKES A MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER THREE LOCAL ARRESTS
ONE LOCAL ARREST WAS FOR SEX WITH A MINOR. THE SECTOR DID NOT NAME HIM. San Diego Sector Border Patrol said Thursday that agents apprehended an illegal alien from Mexico who had been arrested three times locally in two years, including for sex with a minor. The sector said California limits on local cooperation meant agents tracked him down after release. It said public safety remains the priority. This is not the tourist-visa bulk-cash arrest or the Santa Ana child-exploitation arrest already filed below.
The sector did not give his name, the city of the local arrests, or the dates. An arrest is not a conviction.
Source: U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector — repeat offender in custody (Oct. 1, 2026, 9:28 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/1: AUSTIN – JUDGE DENIES BOND TO THE VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED AFTER THE NORTH AUSTIN SHOOTING
SAME DEFENDANT ALREADY FILED BELOW. THE ASSAULT CASE GOES FORWARD. CBS News reported Thursday that U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Howell denied bond on Wednesday to Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, the Venezuelan illegal alien charged with assaulting a federal officer after the Sept. 20 North Austin shooting. Howell said the case should proceed. CBS reported he denied bond because Garces-Perez could be a flight risk to Venezuela, where he has a child. The Justice Department release already filed below had set a detention hearing for Friday, Oct. 2. This is the criminal detention decision. It is not the separate Sept. 30 hearing before U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia already filed below.
CBS reported that Garces-Perez appeared in a wheelchair with a sling, and that his lawyers say a bullet is still lodged near his spine. Prosecutors played body-camera video from the Sept. 20 stop. They say he drove off and struck an ICE officer with the driver’s-side mirror, then led a chase. The defense called the footage incomplete and called the charge retaliation. His lawyers have sued to block removal. A charge is an allegation. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Source: CBS News — judge keeps Garces-Perez in custody (Oct. 1, 2026) | Justice Department — assault charge (Sept. 29, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: BUENA PARK – FEDERAL AGENTS ARREST A PREVIOUSLY REMOVED MEXICAN NATIONAL IN A CREDIT-FRAUD SWEEP
PRE-DAWN STOP IN ORANGE COUNTY. FAKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. AT LEAST THREE IN CUSTODY. Federal agents on Thursday morning arrested Abel Avila Martinez, 48, of Buena Park, in a credit-fraud sweep aimed at five illegal aliens in Orange County and Long Beach. The California Post, which was on scene, reported that Avila Martinez is a Mexican national who was removed from the United States in 1999. This is not the John Wayne Airport passport case already filed below.
The California Post reported that agents used a drone to follow him from his home before dawn to a car parked about a quarter mile away. About 20 agents in tactical gear blocked the car as he got in. An agent told him to put his hands up and not move. He raised his hands and was handcuffed. The paper said he had been about to drive away.
Court papers cited by the California Post charge him with using fake Social Security numbers to apply for credit at retailers and online payment services. The alleged debt is at least $15,964. He filed for bankruptcy in May 2025 to wipe out the debt, and that filing admitted a phony Social Security number, which is what alerted investigators.
He is one of at least three illegal aliens arrested in the sweep. Each case started with a fraudulent Social Security number. The other defendants were not named. Agents had been looking for five in all. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the sweep arrested illegal aliens charged with stealing Americans’ Social Security numbers to obtain credit, run up debt, and then seek to erase more than $140,000 through bankruptcy. He said the defendants allegedly exploited the financial system and the bankruptcy process. Each person charged faces up to 15 years in federal prison if convicted. A charge is an allegation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Source: New York Post / California Post — Buena Park credit-fraud arrest (Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: MULLIN – ZERO CHANCE THE FE Y ESPERANZA CARAVAN ENTERS THE UNITED STATES
THEY CLAIMED ASYLUM IN MEXICO. THE SECRETARY SAYS THEY STOP THERE. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday there is zero chance the United States will let a migrant caravan now in southern Mexico enter the country. DHS posted the warning Thursday morning. This caravan was not on this page.
The group calls itself Fe y Esperanza, Faith and Hope. U.S. Border Patrol told Fox News the caravan left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Sept. 20. Newsweek, citing the Spanish news agency EFE, reported that by Sept. 28 the group had grown to more than 600 people and had resumed walking north from Tapachula, in Chiapas. EFE described travelers from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Haiti. DHS told Fox News on Sept. 28 that Border Patrol is tracking the caravan with international partners and that catch and release is over.
Mullin said Thursday he told his Mexican counterpart that if Mexico lets the group keep coming north, the United States will not allow them in. “Zero chance.” He said they had just entered the southern end of Mexico, that they claimed asylum there, and that a first-country agreement means they do not then have a right to claim asylum in the United States. He said U.S. intelligence indicates the caravan formed to pressure Mexico into taking those asylum cases, that Mexico has done so, and that the caravan will probably break up. What happens over the next few weeks depends on Mexico, he said.
Source: DHS on X — Mullin, zero chance (Oct. 1, 2026, 7:08 a.m. Pacific) | Rapid Response 47 — Mullin on the caravan (Oct. 1, 2026) | Fox News — DHS tracking warning (Sept. 28, 2026) | Newsweek — Fe y Esperanza (Sept. 28, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: MULLIN – THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ARRESTED 2,210 TERRORISTS
UP FROM THE 2,150 KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS DHS COUNTED THROUGH SEPT. 9. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday that, under President Trump, the government has arrested 2,210 terrorists in the United States. He gave the figure in a Ruthless Podcast interview released Thursday morning. “Most of them came over and claimed asylum, gave a fake name,” he said. Some were caught at the time, he said, and a lot were cut loose by the Biden administration.
Mullin said these were terrorists, and he separated that from a watch-list hit. “There’s a difference between a suspected terrorist and a terrorist watch list. These were terrorists.” He also said that under the Biden administration, 97 percent of the people DHS encountered were released within 27 hours.
The Sept. 10 count already filed below is the earlier DHS figure: ICE arrested more than 2,150 known or suspected terrorists and removed 2,015 from Jan. 20, 2025, to Sept. 9, 2026.
Source: Fox News — Mullin, 2,210 terrorists arrested (Oct. 1, 2026)
10/1: YUMA – WELLTON STATION SEIZES ABOUT 80 POUNDS OF METH ON INTERSTATE 8
SEPT. 14 VEHICLE STOP. TURNED OVER TO THE DEA. NOT THE 150-POUND LOAD ALREADY FILED. Yuma Sector Border Patrol said Thursday that Wellton Station agents on Sept. 14 disrupted a narcotics smuggling attempt during a vehicle stop on Interstate 8. Agents found multiple packages. The contents tested positive as methamphetamine and totaled about 80 pounds. The sector said the subject and the narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. This is not the Sept. 9 Wellton seizure of about 150 pounds of meth already filed below.
Source: U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector — 80 pounds of meth (Oct. 1, 2026, 6:38 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 10/1: LEWISVILLE – ICE LODGES A DETAINER ON A VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH MURDER
FIVE ARRESTED IN A TARGETED SEPT. 11 SHOOTING. THE DETAINER IS ON THE MAN IN THE LEWISVILLE JAIL. ICE said Thursday morning that it lodged an immigration detainer against Daniel Jesus Rodriguez Perez, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela charged with murder. This is not the Lake Lewisville summer sweep already filed below.
ICE said Lewisville police arrested five suspects in a Sept. 11 apartment-complex shooting and that police believe the shooting was targeted. Rodriguez Perez has a prior arrest for a liquor violation. ICE said he will be turned over to ICE custody after he faces the murder case.
Lewisville police said officers went to the 200 block of East Corporate Drive about 8:38 p.m. on Sept. 11 and found an adult man outside an apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the shooting was planned and targeted, not random. The four adults charged with murder are Gabriel Eduardo Olivo Olivo, Daniel Jesus Rodriguez Perez, Erian Jose Espinoza Martinez, and Carly Yoalbert Guerrero Aguero. A fifth suspect is a juvenile. Police said Rodriguez Perez was arrested Sept. 25 in Plano and booked into the Lewisville City Jail. The other four were arrested in Colorado. CBS News Texas reported that Homeland Security Investigations was among the agencies that helped make the arrests.
The Denton Record-Chronicle reported Wednesday that an affidavit says Olivo conspired with others to kill Camilo Miranda Carusi because Olivo believed Carusi ordered the killing of Olivo’s brother in Venezuela. A charge is an allegation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
CBS News Texas, Sept. 26: Lewisville police announce five arrests in the Sept. 11 killing. The clip does not mention Thursday’s ICE detainer.
Source: ICE on X — murder detainer (Oct. 1, 2026, 6:15 a.m. Pacific) | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth — five arrests (Sept. 25, 2026) | Denton Record-Chronicle — affidavit (Sept. 30, 2026) | CBS News Texas
BREAKING 10/1: MONROE – ICE SAYS A PERUVIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN DIED IN CUSTODY; CAUSE UNKNOWN
FOUND IN DISTRESS SEPT. 28. PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 4:01 A.M. CAUSE PENDING. ICE said Thursday that Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old illegal alien from Peru, died in ICE custody on Sept. 29, 2026, at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. The preliminary cause of death is unknown. An autopsy will determine the official cause. This is not the Costa Rican death at Winnfield already filed below.
ICE said Curo was found in medical distress on Sept. 28. At about 8:14 p.m. CDT, facility staff took him to the Monroe hospital. A physician pronounced him dead at 4:01 a.m. CDT. The agency dated the death Sept. 29.
ICE said his record includes convictions for driving with an expired vehicle registration and a separate court judgment in favor of the Comptroller of Maryland. He entered the United States at an unknown date and place without inspection. Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore arrested him June 27, 2026, during a targeted operation and served a notice to appear. ERO Baltimore transferred him to ERO New Orleans on June 29 and detained him at Richwood Correctional Center. On Sept. 18 an immigration judge denied his applications for relief and voluntary departure. He reserved his right to appeal.
ICE said he received medical care while in custody and was not denied emergency care. ERO New Orleans notified the DHS Office of Inspector General, the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility, his spouse, his attorney, and the Consulate General of Peru.
Source: ICE — Illegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in Louisiana (Oct. 1, 2026)
BREAKING 10/1: SAN DIEGO SECTOR – BORDER PATROL ARRESTS A MEXICAN NATIONAL ON A TOURIST VISA FOR BULK CASH SMUGGLING
TOURIST VISA. BULK CASH. THE SECTOR SAYS THE MONEY WAS CARTEL PROCEEDS. San Diego Sector Border Patrol said Thursday that agents arrested a Mexican national who was in the country on a tourist visa for bulk cash smuggling under 31 U.S.C. 5332. Chief Patrol Agent Justin De La Torre said the cash was meant to funnel cartel proceeds. The sector did not name him and did not give an amount. This is not the Santa Ana arrest already filed below.
The sector said he faces visa revocation, jail time, and removal. An arrest is not a conviction.
Source: U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector — bulk cash arrest (Oct. 1, 2026, 6:01 a.m. Pacific)
10/1: JACKSONVILLE – CBP AIR AND MARINE RETIRES THE P-3 RADAR DOME AFTER ITS FINAL FLIGHT
FINAL LANDING SEPT. 30. THE RADAR DOME IS DONE. CBP Air and Marine Operations said the P-3 airborne-early-warning aircraft, the four-engine turboprop with the rotating radar dome, landed for the last time on Sept. 30, 2026, at the National Air Security Operations Center in Jacksonville. This is the aircraft retirement. It is not the HSI Jacksonville fraud case already filed below.
AMO said the Jacksonville P-3 fleet was an outer layer of border security. Crews flew wide-area surveillance across the Caribbean, the Gulf of America, and the transit zones of Central and South America, tracking threats before they reached the United States. AMO called the landing the close of that chapter.
Source: CBP Air and Marine Operations — P-3 final flight (Oct. 1, 2026, 6:25 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/30: INDIO – BORDER PATROL ARRESTS A CONVICTED FELON WHO OVERSTAYED A WORK VISA
COACHELLA VALLEY. PRIOR PRISON TIME. SECTOR SAYS MEXICO IS THE NEXT STOP. El Centro Sector Border Patrol said Wednesday that agents in Indio, California, arrested a previously convicted felon who had overstayed a work visa. The sector did not name him.
The sector said the record includes multiple felonies and misdemeanors that added up to more than 850 days sentenced to prison, and that he once ran with a theft ring that targeted freight trains. El Centro Sector called the arrest a one-way ride back to Mexico.
This is not the Santa Ana child-sexual-abuse-material arrest filed below.
Source: El Centro Sector Border Patrol — Indio arrest (Sept. 30, 2026, 1:46 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/29: MONA PASSAGE – CBP AND THE COAST GUARD RESCUE 49 AFTER A MIGRANT YOLA CAPSIZES; 3 DEAD, 10 MISSING
62 ABOARD. MACHETE FIGHT. NO LIFE JACKETS. SURVIVORS HANDED TO BORDER PATROL AND HSI. A makeshift migrant boat capsized about 10 miles off Mona Island, Puerto Rico, in the Mona Passage. This page had not filed the rescue. It is not the Liberty Island capsizing already below, and it is not Wednesday’s new Ponce facility.
The Coast Guard said the motor vessel Tripiti called Sector San Juan about noon Monday and reported that its crew had pulled four people from the water. Survivors said about 60 people were aboard a boat that overturned around 11 p.m. Sunday after a fight in which people were badly hurt with a machete. No one was wearing a life jacket. People jumped and tried to swim to Mona Island.
Monday’s Coast Guard release said crews had rescued at least 40 people and recovered two dead, with the search still going. CBP Air and Marine Operations later posted the updated count: three Coastal Interceptor crews and a Black Hawk from the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch, working with partners, helped rescue 49 migrants from the water and the capsized yola. Three people were recovered dead. Survivors told the Coast Guard 62 people had been aboard. The search for 10 missing people was still open when that update posted. The Coast Guard cutter Joseph Doyle was transferring survivors to U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations.
Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad told the Associated Press that most of the people aboard were from the Dominican Republic and that two were believed to be from Haiti. He said one passenger attacked others with a machete, people went into the water, and “Everyone could have easily died.”
Source: U.S. Coast Guard — 40 rescued, 2 dead off Mona Island; search continues (Sept. 28, 2026) | CBP Air and Marine Operations — 49 rescued, 3 dead, 10 missing, bodycam (Sept. 29, 2026, 9:46 p.m. Pacific) | Associated Press / Los Angeles Times — Coast Guard spokesman on the updated toll (Sept. 29, 2026)
BREAKING 9/30: MILWAUKEE – IMMIGRATION JUDGE RULES THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY PRESIDENT IS DEPORTABLE
DHS CALLED HIM A TERRORIST. THE JUDGE SAID HE CAN BE REMOVED. An immigration judge ruled that Salah Salem Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, is deportable. The Department of Homeland Security amplified the ruling Wednesday afternoon. This page had not filed the case.
DHS said ICE and the U.S. Marshals arrested Sarsour in Milwaukee on March 30. In its April 2 release, DHS identified him as a criminal illegal alien from Jordan, suspected of funding terror organizations, and said he lied on immigration forms. Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis: “Salah Salem Sarsour is a terrorist convicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces. This illegal alien from Jordan lied on his green card application to gain legal status in the U.S.”
DHS said a visa application at the American Consulate in Jerusalem was denied because of Israeli convictions for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the homes of Israeli armed forces and illegally attempting to possess weapons and ammunition. It said he entered the United States in 1993 as a conditional resident and became a green-card holder in 1998.
Judge Jayme Salinardi of the Chicago Immigration Court found him removable. The Associated Press reported the judge relied on a Secretary of State Marco Rubio foreign-policy determination and tossed the government’s claim that Sarsour lied to immigration authorities. Sarsour’s lawyers said they will appeal. He is not immediately removed. A federal judge ordered him released from ICE custody in June while the case proceeds.
Source: DHS — arrests Salah Salem Sarsour (April 2, 2026) | DHS on X — immigration judge allows deportation (Sept. 30, 2026, 1:09 p.m. Pacific) | Wisconsin Public Radio — judge rules he can be deported (Sept. 30, 2026)
BREAKING 9/30: SANTA ANA – BORDER PATROL ARRESTS A CRIMINAL ALIEN CONVICTED OF POSSESSING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
FELONY CSAM CONVICTION. TAKEN OFF THE STREET. San Diego Sector Border Patrol said Wednesday that agents arrested a criminal alien in Santa Ana, California, previously convicted of felony possession of child sexual abuse material under California Penal Code 311.11(a). The post did not name him.
Chief Patrol Agent Justin De La Torre: “Our agents work tirelessly to remove dangerous offenders and keep our communities safe.”
Source: U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector — Santa Ana CSAM arrest (Sept. 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/29: AUSTIN – VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING AN ICE OFFICER AFTER THE NORTH AUSTIN SHOOTING
FINAL ORDER OF REMOVAL. STRUCK AN OFFICER. HIGH-SPEED CHASE. THE OFFICER FIRED. The Justice Department said Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, an illegal alien from Venezuela, made his initial appearance in federal court after being charged with assaulting, resisting, interfering with, and impeding a federal officer. This is the federal assault charge in the Sept. 20 North Austin shooting already filed below.
The complaint says ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers stopped Garces-Perez on Sept. 20 after confirming an immigration judge had issued a final order of removal. Prosecutors say he ignored orders to park and get out, closed his window, and drove off, striking an ICE officer in the torso with the driver’s side-view mirror. They say he led a high-speed chase through a commercial and residential area and then tried to strike an officer with his car, causing that officer to fire his pistol.
He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Howell in the Western District of Texas. A detention hearing is set for Friday, Oct. 2. If convicted he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Homeland Security Investigations is investigating. A criminal complaint is an allegation. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
BREAKING 9/29: JUAREZ – MEXICAN COUPLE EXTRADITED FOR SMUGGLING CHILDREN WITH THC GUMMIES
KIDS AGES 5 TO 13. SEDATED WITH MARIJUANA CANDY. FAKE PARENTS AT THE PORT. The Justice Department said Susana Guadian, 51, and Daniel Gaudian, 51, both of Juarez, Mexico, were arraigned in the Western District of Texas after Mexico extradited them on charges of conspiracy to transport aliens and bringing aliens illegally into the United States for financial gain. A federal grand jury indicted them Sept. 24, 2025.
Court papers say that from about May 1 through Oct. 17, 2024, the pair were part of an alien-smuggling organization that brought unaccompanied alien children ages 5 to 13 illegally from Juarez. Prosecutors say they recruited drivers to present U.S. documents at a port of entry, falsely claiming the children were theirs. Drivers were paid $900 per child.
During at least one load, the children were given gummy candies containing marijuana to sedate them. One child was taken to a hospital and diagnosed with marijuana poisoning. Acting HSI El Paso Special Agent in Charge Ryan G. McRae: “Giving children cannabis-infused candy to sedate them is an especially disturbing abuse of their trust and safety.”
HSI El Paso and U.S. Border Patrol led the case with Joint Task Force Alpha. Co-defendant Manuel Valenzuela was sentenced July 1 to five years. Co-defendant Dianne Guadian pleaded guilty July 28. An indictment is an allegation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
BREAKING 9/29: ORANGE COUNTY – TWO CHINESE NATIONALS CHARGED WITH USING OTHER PEOPLE’S U.S. PASSPORTS AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT
FACIAL RECOGNITION DID NOT MATCH. NAMES NOT ON THE MANIFEST. THEY FLEW IN FROM MEXICO. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said Jin Fu Wei, 44, of Guangxi Province, China, and Xiaodan Lei, 47, of Henan Province, China, were charged with misuse of a passport after they tried to enter the United States at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana.
The affidavit says that on Aug. 26 they flew commercially from Los Cabos, Mexico, to the port of entry at John Wayne. They presented U.S. passports belonging to actual U.S. citizens. CBP officers said facial-recognition scans did not match the passports. Neither defendant’s name was on the flight manifest.
Wei had a Chinese credit card and a Chinese bank card in his own name, plus an expired Texas driver’s license for the rightful passport holder. They have been in federal custody since last month. If convicted, each faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the case raises serious national security concerns when foreign nationals use false identities to enter the United States.
BREAKING 9/30: INDIANA – ATTORNEY GENERAL ROKITA SIGNS A 287(g) AGREEMENT WITH ICE
THE STATE’S TOP LAW OFFICE JUST SIGNED ON WITH ICE. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said Wednesday that his office entered an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. ICE amplified the announcement at 1:50 p.m. Pacific and called it a major win for the Hoosier state.
Rokita said partnering with federal law enforcement is how Indiana deports illegal aliens under the FAIRNESS Act, which his office helped write. He said the 287(g) agreement gives his investigators the ability to work side by side with ICE.
In the written statement, Rokita said only seven of Indiana’s 92 county sheriffs have signed an agreement like this. He called on the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association to get all 92 offices into the program. He said the agreements add to local enforcement and can open federal funding for public safety.
Rokita: “A 287(g) agreement with ICE does exactly that — giving our investigators greater ability to work side by side with them and take stronger action to protect Hoosiers.” ICE: “This partnership ensures Indiana communities are kept SAFE and SECURE.”
This is the attorney general’s new 287(g) agreement. It is not the Operation Safe Community sweep that arrested 426 illegal aliens in Indiana, already filed below.
Source: Indiana Attorney General — 287(g) partnership with ICE (Sept. 30, 2026) | ICE on X, 1:50 p.m. Pacific
BREAKING 9/30: KANSAS – HONDURAN ILLEGAL ALIEN AND A LOCAL WOMAN PLEAD GUILTY TO LYING FOR CUSTODY OF A MIGRANT CHILD
FALSE ADDRESS. FAKE HOUSEHOLD. A 17-YEAR-OLD. The Justice Department said Wednesday that Romulo Hernandez Murillo, a 46-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, and Lisa Marie Lopez Perdomo, 49, of Syracuse, Kansas, pleaded guilty to lying on a sponsorship application so they could obtain custody of an unaccompanied alien child. Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City worked the case with HHS investigators.
Court documents say Hernandez Murillo agreed to pay Lopez Perdomo to help him sponsor a then 17-year-old Honduran child in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The application falsely claimed Hernandez Murillo lived at her home and included a photograph of him standing in front of that house. After the filing, Lopez Perdomo called an HHS employee and posed as a member of his household.
Hernandez Murillo pleaded guilty to making a false statement. Lopez Perdomo pleaded guilty to conspiracy and to making a false statement. Each count carries a maximum of five years in prison. Sentencing is set for Jan. 6, 2027. He has been in federal custody since December 2025. She has been in custody since January 2026.
U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said the defendants “utilized the system to gain access to a minor they could exploit and abuse.” Acting Special Agent in Charge Rick Sabatini of HSI Kansas City: “This was not a paperwork error or a technical violation. It was an intentional scheme built on false statements, fabricated documentation, and deception to improperly obtain custody of an unaccompanied child.”
The department put the case under Operation Take Back America and Joint Task Force Alpha. This plea is not the Tuesday Florida voting case or the Hialeah smuggling conviction already filed below.
BREAKING 9/30: WOW.DHS.GOV – DHS ADDS ANOTHER 5,000 CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, PUSHING THE PUBLIC ROSTER PAST 40,000
ANOTHER 5,000 NAMES. MORE THAN 40,000 ON THE SITE. The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that it posted another 5,000 criminal illegal aliens on the Worst of the Worst website, WOW.DHS.gov. DHS said the public roster now tops 40,000. The site launched Dec. 8, 2025. This is the website update, not the separate Wednesday arrest roll call of Saephan, Sanchez-Acosta, Chavez Madero, Ait-Abdellah, and Gaspar-Velasco already filed below.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “We’ve added another 5,000 criminals to our worst of the worst website, bringing the total available on the site to more than 40,000. This is still just a fraction of the total amount that the brave men and women of ICE work every single day to get off our streets and out of our country.”
Named among the newly posted records:
- Jose Alberto Mendoza, Mexico, Surenos gang member, arrested in San Jose, California. Record includes homicide, aggravated assault with a weapon, assault, and weapon offenses.
- Selina Shiuli, Bangladesh, arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina. Record includes second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
- Eddy Lopez, Mexico, Surenos gang member, arrested in Soledad, California. Record includes attempted murder, drug possession, and gang activity.
- Douglas Benitez-Herrera, Honduras, arrested in Ray Brook, New York. Record includes manslaughter, driving under the influence of liquor, robbery, possession of a weapon, and illegal re-entry.
- Sengkha Koulavongsa, Laos, arrested in Fresno, California. Record includes drug trafficking, burglary, and a parole violation.
- Marco Nunez-Mitjan, Cuba, arrested in Orlando, Florida. Record includes lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, failure to register as a sex offender, burglary, larceny, and forgery.
- Byron Arevalo-Pacheco, Guatemala, arrested in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Record includes molestation of a minor, false imprisonment, illegal re-entry, and a probation violation.
- Marco Lual, Sudan, arrested in Phoenix, Arizona. Record includes attempted sexual assault, attempted kidnapping, indecent exposure, and a probation violation.
- Free Gendemeh, Sierra Leone, arrested in Louisville, Kentucky. Record includes drug trafficking, weapon possession, menacing, flight to avoid prosecution, receiving stolen property, and tampering with evidence.
- Richard Vieira, Brazil, arrested in Shirley, Massachusetts. Record includes assault and battery, possession of a weapon, and intimidation.
DHS said the criminal histories on the site include homicide, lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, sexual assault, kidnapping, drug trafficking, assault, and burglary. Spelling of names is as DHS posted it.
Source: DHS — WOW.DHS.gov adds another 5,000 criminal illegal aliens (Sept. 30, 2026) | WOW.DHS.gov
BREAKING 9/30: DEPORTED – ICE REMOVES A RAPIST, DRUG SMUGGLERS, AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS
OFF THE STREETS. OUT OF THE COUNTRY. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday at 11:13 a.m. Pacific that ICE removed rapists, drug smugglers, and other public safety threats yesterday. ICE posted the names one by one. This roster is not the Tuesday afternoon roll call already filed below.
Named in the ICE posts:
- Jendrick Alexander Ordonez-Calate, Guatemala, convicted of DUI and rape. This page filed him on Sept. 23 after DHS listed a rape conviction in Sussex County, Delaware. Wednesday’s post says he has been removed.
- Jorge Miguel Alfonso Fuentes, Mexico, convicted of criminal threats and false imprisonment.
- Xian Wu, China, convicted of computer crimes and accosting a child for immoral purposes.
- Victor Giran Tavarez Brito, Dominican Republic, convicted of conspiracy to distribute narcotics.
- Crobdualdo Alvarez Navarro, Mexico, convicted of illegal possession/use of a controlled substance. Spelling is as ICE posted it.
- Carlos Renteria-Graciano, Mexico, convicted of DWI.
Source: ICE — removal roll call (Sept. 30, 2026, 11:13 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/30: PONCE – DHS OPENS A $22 MILLION CBP AND COAST GUARD FACILITY FOR MARITIME BORDER SECURITY
NEW PIER. NEW RAMP. BORDER SECURITY ON THE WATER. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security inaugurated a joint facility at the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The nearly $22 million site houses the Coast Guard Resident Inspection Office Ponce and the CBP Air and Marine Operations Ponce Marine Unit.
CBP said the project replaced the old facility with a two-story, 9,650-square-foot complex, a 1,880-square-foot boat maintenance bay, an improved pier and boat ramp, and emergency backup power.
Christopher Hunter, director of the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch: “The Ponce Marine Unit plays a critical role in detecting, interdicting and responding to maritime threats across Puerto Rico’s southern approaches.”
Source: CBP — DHS inaugurates $22 million joint facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico (Sept. 30, 2026)
BREAKING 9/30: WORST OF THE WORST — ICE ARRESTS PEDOPHILES, SEXUAL PREDATORS, AND VIOLENT ASSAILANTS
FIVE COUNTS OF SEX WITH A MINOR. HOME INVASION. CHILD EXPLOITATION MATERIAL. FELONIOUS ASSAULT. The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that ICE arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted of sex with children, a sex offense against a helpless person, transporting material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, and assault.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Day after day, the brave men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities. Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual predators, child pornographers, and violent assailants. Under President Trump, we will hunt down, arrest, and remove all illegal aliens. We will not apologize for putting the safety of the American people first.”
Named in the release:
- Cheng Hin Saephan, Laos, convicted of five counts of sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 in Redding, California.
- Genaro Sanchez-Acosta, Mexico, convicted of home invasion and a sex offense with a helpless/impaired individual in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Alfredo Chavez Madero, Mexico, convicted of transportation of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors in Irving, Texas.
- Salem Ait-Abdellah, Algeria, convicted of assault, perjury, and burglary in New York, New York.
- Esteban Gaspar-Velasco, Mexico, convicted of felonious assault and trespass in a habitation in Franklin County, Ohio.
DHS dated the release Sept. 30 and said these arrests were announced yesterday. The names are not the Tuesday roster of killers, rapists, and thieves already filed on this page.
Source: DHS — Worst of the Worst: ICE arrests child pedophiles, sexual predators, and violent assailants (Sept. 30, 2026) | WOW.DHS.gov
NOW ON YOUTUBE: FRIDAY’S HSI TOP 5 — 51 KILOS IN A FAKE NEWS VAN, A 127-YEAR SENTENCE, VISA-FRAUD FARM WORKERS, AND A DARKNET CASE
THE SEPT. 25 EPISODE IS ON THE OFFICIAL ICE CHANNEL. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted the video Sept. 29 at 6:15 p.m. Pacific. It runs 2 minutes 9 seconds. The description matches the HSI Top 5 this page filed on Sept. 25: special agents and partners in California, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania. It is not Episode 11, already embedded below.
- Agents seized 51 kilos of cocaine smuggled in a fake news media van.
- Agents secured a 127-year sentence for a child sex predator.
- Agents found farm workers exploited through a visa-fraud scheme.
- Agents took down a darknet drug operation tied to multiple deaths.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official channel: HSI Top 5, the Friday episode filed on this page Sept. 25.
Source: ICE official YouTube — HSI Top 5 (posted Sept. 29, 2026, 6:15 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/30: FAIRFAX – ICE ARRESTS A HONDURAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX CRIMES AFTER THE COUNTY IGNORED HIS DETAINER
CHARGED LAST AUGUST. RELEASED ANYWAY. TAKEN BY ICE ON SEPTEMBER 15. The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that ICE Washington, D.C. arrested Oscar Evaristo Nunez, an illegal alien from Honduras, on Sept. 15 during a targeted enforcement operation. He remains in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
Police arrested Nunez on Aug. 27, 2025, and charged him with aggravated sexual battery by a parent of a child 13 to 17, two counts of filming or videotaping an undressed minor without consent, and two counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under 13. ICE lodged a detainer with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Aug. 29, 2025. DHS said Fairfax County refused to honor the detainer and released him without notifying ICE.
DHS said Nunez illegally entered the United States near Arizona in or around September 2003.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Another criminal illegal alien has been taken off the streets by the brave men and women of ICE, with no help from sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County. This illegal alien from Honduras had been arrested for child sex crimes in August last year, but Fairfax County refused to honor ICE’s detainer and let this creep back out onto the streets. Once again, ICE did the job that these heartless sanctuary politicians won’t do: enforce the law and protect American lives. DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians to stop putting the needs of illegal aliens over the safety of the American people.”
ICE Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Robert Guadian: “Oscar Evaristo Nunez is charged with some disgusting and horrifying crimes and represents a significant threat to the members of our Northern Virginia communities. When local officials refuse to work with ICE and honor our detainers, they are prioritizing politics over the safety of their neighborhoods. In this case, they refused to honor our detainer and allowed an alleged child sex predator to potentially re-offend until ICE officers could take him off the streets.”
Source: DHS — ICE arrests illegal alien released by Fairfax County (Sept. 30, 2026) | DHS — Oscar Evaristo Nunez arrested (Sept. 30, 2026, 7:36 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/30: LAREDO – BORDER PATROL STOPS A SMUGGLER AFTER A PURSUIT; THREE MEXICAN NATIONALS IN CUSTODY
FAILED TO YIELD. CRASHED A FENCE. BAILED OUT. CAUGHT. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rosario “Pete” Vasquez said Wednesday that a human smuggler tried to evade agents in Laredo, Texas. After a short pursuit the vehicle crashed into a fence and the occupants ran. Agents caught the driver, who now faces state human-smuggling charges. Three Mexican nationals were also taken into custody and will be processed for deportation.
Source: U.S. Border Patrol Chief — Laredo pursuit (Sept. 30, 2026, 5:00 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/30: DALLAS – HSI ARRESTS A CRIPS MEMBER ON A FEDERAL WARRANT FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS
ONE MINOR AND SIX ADULTS RESCUED. TWELVE MORE POSSIBLE VICTIMS IDENTIFIED. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a U.S. citizen and documented Crips member, Corey Simpson, was arrested last week on a federal warrant for sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.
ICE and Homeland Security Investigations said the arrest is part of an HSI-led case with the Homeland Security Task Force in Dallas. The ring used violence and threats to exploit victims across the country. Agents rescued one minor and six adults and identified 12 other possible victims.
Source: ICE — Corey Simpson arrest (Sept. 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Pacific) | HSI — same announcement (Sept. 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/29: SUPREME COURT LETS DHS RESUME THIRD-COUNTRY REMOVALS
POLICY BACK ON. ARGUMENT SET FOR DECEMBER. THREE JUSTICES DISSENTED. The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a lower-court block on hold and let the Department of Homeland Security keep removing people to countries that are not named in their removal orders. The unsigned order also sets Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D., No. 26A406, for argument in early December. A final ruling is expected later.
This is the third time the administration has asked the justices to pause a ruling by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts. Murphy’s final judgment required written notice of the destination country and a meaningful chance to contest the removal on a fear of persecution or torture. The 1st Circuit largely upheld that judgment on Sept. 18. On Sept. 23 the appeals court dissolved a stay, and the block went back into effect.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the Court the order took away “an essential tool to remove certain aliens, including some of the worst criminal aliens.” He said restoring it had “created substantial logistical problems with ongoing removal operations — including the cancellation of flights” — plus added expense, diplomatic trouble, and an inability to remove dangerous criminals.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson said they would have denied the government’s request. They did not explain that vote.
DHS General Counsel James Percival: “In our second Supreme Court victory in less than a week, DHS’s third country removal policy is back in effect. A bad day for criminal illegals and open borders activists alike. It’s not too late to get $3,000 and a flight home.”
DHS then posted: “Go home today or be arrested. There are NO exceptions.”
Source: Supreme Court — unsigned order in DHS v. D.V.D. (Sept. 29, 2026) | SCOTUSblog — Amy Howe (Sept. 29, 2026) | DHS General Counsel James Percival (Sept. 29, 2026, 12:29 p.m. Pacific) | DHS — Go home or be arrested (Sept. 29, 2026, 1:14 p.m. Pacific) | CBP Home
BREAKING 9/29: DEPORTED – ICE POSTS A ROLL CALL OF A MURDERER, ROBBERS, AND DRUG SMUGGLERS
OFF THE STREETS. OUT OF THE COUNTRY. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday afternoon that murderers, robbers, drug smugglers, and other criminal illegal aliens have been deported. ICE posted the names one by one.
Named in the ICE posts:
- Nicolas Lopez Diaz, Guatemala, convicted of DUI, assault, and criminal sexual contact with a minor.
- Marcos Ramirez-Garcia, Mexico, convicted of second-degree murder and a felony firearm offense. DHS also named him today as a Surenos member deported Sept. 25.
- Hugo Rivera-Moreno, Mexico, convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
- Brayan Alexis Cruz Sanchez, Mexico, convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
- Carlos Manuel Uriegas-Gonzalez, Mexico, convicted of evading arrest and property theft.
- Miguel Martinez-Torres, Mexico, convicted of possession of a controlled substance and transport or sale of a controlled substance.
- Rodrigo Rodriguez Munoz, Colombia, convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and use of a firearm during a cocaine trafficking crime.
- Daniel Rigoberto Castillo-Perdomo, El Salvador, convicted of attempted second-degree robbery and second-degree robbery.
- Joan Sebastian Sepulveda Mona, Colombia, convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine he had reason to believe would be imported into the United States, and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute aboard a vessel.
Source: ICE — deportation roll call (Sept. 29, 2026, 1:07 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/29: DHS — WATCHDOG FOUND ERRORS IN 40 PERCENT OF OPERATION ALLIES WELCOME ASYLUM FILES
MISSED ALIASES. MISSING SECURITY CHECKS. UNRESOLVED RECORDS. The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that an Office of Inspector General report found a 40 percent error rate in Operation Allies Welcome asylum files. DHS said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services missed chances to connect alias names to information that could have made applicants ineligible for asylum.
Report OIG-26-26, dated Sept. 23, reviewed a sample of 678 applications drawn from 13,682 adjudicated files for Afghan evacuees resettled in the United States. Inspectors found errors in 269 of those files. In the sample they counted 303 missed aliases, 23 missing security checks, 45 unresolved records, and 115 other documentation problems. USCIS agreed with all five recommendations.
The same report says the error rate did not rise by a statistically significant amount after a September 2023 settlement in Ahmed v. DHS. That settlement pushed USCIS to finish 90 percent of these asylum cases within 150 days. Operation Allies Welcome was stood up under the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, which required USCIS to interview an applicant within 45 days of filing, with no exceptions.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Our asylum system should be as strict as possible. If even one dangerous criminal or terrorist slips through and enters our country, it endangers countless American lives. The Biden Administration dangerously mismanaged the Operation Allies Welcome program, disregarding all the thorough and well-established procedures of our asylum system and putting our nation at risk. Unlike the Biden Administration, the Trump Administration is putting the American people first and bringing an end to these reckless and rushed asylum practices.”
DHS pointed to earlier cases it ties to the same program: a November 2025 federal charge against an Afghan national accused of threatening to build a bomb and kill Americans; a December 2025 ICE arrest of an ISIS-K member who entered under Operation Allies Welcome; and a March 2026 arrest of an Afghan national previously convicted of indecent exposure to a minor.
Source: DHS — Biden-era Afghan refugee program had a 40% error rate (Sept. 29, 2026) | DHS OIG-26-26 — Adjudication Errors in Operation Allies Welcome Asylum Files (Sept. 23, 2026)
BREAKING 9/29: INDIANAPOLIS – ICE LODGES A DETAINER ON A HONDURAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED IN A FATAL DUI HIT-AND-RUN
WOMAN KILLED AT A GAS STATION. DRIVER FLED. FINAL REMOVAL ORDER. BIDEN RELEASE. The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that ICE lodged a detainer asking Indiana officials not to release Edwin Alexander Sosa-Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Honduras, after he was charged in a DUI hit-and-run that killed a woman in Indianapolis.
DHS said the crash was Sept. 26. A vehicle traveling at high speed struck another vehicle, then drove through a gas station parking lot, hitting and killing Tamara Renee Thomas, 33. The driver fled the scene.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested Sosa-Gonzalez and charged him with operating while intoxicated causing death, leaving the scene of a vehicle accident that caused death or catastrophic injury, and leaving the scene of a vehicle accident resulting in death. ICE lodged the detainer with the Marion County Jail on Sept. 27.
DHS said his record includes a February 2024 IMPD arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person and operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license after a crash that damaged three parked vehicles. He was transferred to ICE custody after that arrest and released on bond one day later under the Biden administration.
DHS said Sosa-Gonzalez illegally entered through Texas in July 2021, was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol, and was released into the country by the Biden administration. A DOJ immigration judge issued a final order of removal on June 5, 2026.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien, who had been released into our country by the Biden Administration, took the life of 33-year-old Tamara Renee Thomas because he was drunk behind the wheel. He has now been charged with hit-and-run and driving under the influence. ICE has lodged a detainer asking officials in Indiana to cooperate with us and make sure this killer never gets back onto the streets again.”
BREAKING 9/29: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE ARRESTS KILLERS, RAPISTS, AND THIEVES
FELONY DEATH BY VEHICLE. SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. RAPE. CORPORAL INJURY ON A SPOUSE. DHS said Tuesday that ICE arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted of felony death by vehicle, sexual battery with a deadly weapon, rape, and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Day after day, the brave men and women of ICE are removing the worst of the worst from American communities. Just yesterday, ICE arrested killers, rapists, and thieves. Under President Trump, we will always put the safety of the American people first. We are sending a very clear message: Illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.”
Named in the release:
- Rogoberto Vasquez-Martin, Honduras, convicted of felony death by vehicle in Randolph County, North Carolina.
- Lazaro Rego-Otano, Cuba, convicted of sexual battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery in Miami, Florida.
- Ciro Valle-Robles, Mexico, convicted of rape and forgery in Goshen, New York.
- Bounmy Munvong, Laos, convicted of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, possession of a controlled substance, and theft in Fresno, California.
- Jesus Milagros Roman-Meza, Mexico, convicted of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of theft in Gooding County, Idaho.
Source: DHS — Worst of the Worst: ICE arrests killers, rapists, and thieves (Sept. 29, 2026) | WOW.DHS.gov
BREAKING 9/29: DEPORTED – ICE REMOVES GANG MEMBERS INCLUDING MURDERERS, A MAN WANTED FOR KILLING A POLICE OFFICER, AND REPEAT DEPORTEES
SURENOS. MEXICAN MAFIA. BLOODS. MS-13. EAST LOS ANGELES-13. SOUTHWEST CHOLOS. LATIN KINGS. LAOS PRIDE GANGSTER. LOS ZETAS. DHS said Tuesday that ICE deported more illegal alien gang members in the last week, including people convicted of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence of alcohol, and burglary.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, the hard-working men and women of ICE deported even more illegal aliens from our country, including murderers, drug dealers, drunk drivers, and robbers. Every single deportation makes America safer.”
Named removals:
- Marcos Ramirez-Garcia, Mexico, Surenos, deported Sept. 25. Convictions: second-degree murder and felony firearm offense in Michigan. DHS issued a final administrative removal order on July 21, 2011. DHS said he illegally entered at an unknown date and location.
- Mario Aviles-Corral, Mexico, Mexican Mafia, deported Sept. 22. Convictions: second-degree murder and aggravated assault in Arizona. DHS said he claims he illegally entered through California in 1985. Final administrative removal order Aug. 5, 2005.
- Sheldon Emelio Lyon, Jamaica, Bloods, deported Sept. 24. Convictions in Maryland: first-degree assault, two counts of possession of contraband in a place of confinement, and concealing a dangerous weapon. Arrests include attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, kidnapping, first-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary, reckless endangerment, and wearing and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. Lawfully admitted March 2009. A DOJ immigration judge issued a final order of removal on Sept. 23, 2014.
- Roberto Benjamin Rodriguez-Padilla, El Salvador, MS-13, deported Sept. 25. Arrest for driving while intoxicated in Virginia. DHS said he has an international warrant for killing a police officer in El Salvador. Final order of removal April 4, 2026.
- Miguel Antonio Guzman Castro, Guatemala, East Los Angeles-13, deported Sept. 21. California convictions include three counts of vehicle theft, two counts of burglary, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, robbery, theft, petty theft, use or being under the influence of a controlled substance, forgery, and a false check or record. Previously deported four times — 2005, 2009, 2016, and 2022 — then illegally re-entered.
- Yarlee Freddy Acosta Salmeron, Honduras, Southwest Cholos, deported Sept. 21. Texas convictions: assault of a family member, theft from a person, and failure to identify a fugitive with intent to give false information. Previously deported three times — 1994, 2009, and 2015 — then illegally re-entered.
- Jonathan Josue Rivera-Caceres, Honduras, MS-13, deported Sept. 22. Convictions: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and driving while intoxicated in Texas, plus an arrest for terroristic threats against a peace officer or judge. Border Patrol arrested him after he illegally entered through Texas in April 2014. DHS said the Obama administration then released him. Final order of removal Aug. 21, 2026.
- Edgar Samuel Palomino-Sanchez, Mexico, Latin Kings, deported Sept. 24. Ohio convictions: burglary with a firearm, complicity to attempted felonious assault, felonious assault, felony burglary, obstructing official business, and illegal re-entry. Previously deported twice — 2013 and 2019 — then illegally re-entered.
- Yang Neng Vang, Laos, Laos Pride Gangster, deported Sept. 26. Convictions in Oregon and California: third-degree assault, felon in possession of a firearm, fourth-degree assault, and driving under the influence of alcohol. Lawfully admitted July 1983. Final order of removal March 30, 2000.
- Daniel Torres Rodriguez, Mexico, Los Zetas, deported Sept. 25. Texas convictions: manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, illegal re-entry, and evading arrest or detention. Arrests include assault causing bodily injury to a family member and a liquor violation. Previously deported five times — 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, and 2022 — then illegally re-entered.
BREAKING 9/29: SMYRNA – ICE ARRESTS A BURMESE ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CONVICTIONS AND A 2023 REMOVAL ORDER
MULTIPLE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CONVICTIONS. 2023 FINAL REMOVAL ORDER. IN CUSTODY FOR DEPORTATION. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday that Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans arrested Po Lay Oh in Smyrna, Tennessee. ICE said he is a criminal illegal alien from Burma with multiple aggravated assault convictions and a final order of removal from 2023. ICE said he will remain in custody for deportation.
Source: ICE — ERO New Orleans arrest of Po Lay Oh in Smyrna, Tennessee (Sept. 29, 2026, 11:30 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/29: NASHVILLE – ICE ARRESTS A GUATEMALAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER
FELONY CONVICTION. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER. STRONGARM. ICE New Orleans said Tuesday it arrested Esvin Orlando Carillo Martinez, an illegal alien from Guatemala. ICE said his criminal history includes a felony conviction for aggravated assault — police officer, strongarm — in Nashville, Tennessee.
Source: ICE New Orleans — arrest of Esvin Orlando Carillo Martinez (Sept. 29, 2026, 8:25 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/29: HOMESTEAD – BORDER PATROL SAYS IT APPREHENDED A CUBAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY, FELON-IN-POSSESSION, AND HEROIN TRAFFICKING ON HIS RECORD
NO NAME RELEASED. DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS PENDING. Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol Rosario “Pete” Vasquez said Tuesday that an illegally present Cuban national with a dangerous criminal history was apprehended in Homestead, Florida. Vasquez said the man is pending deportation proceedings.
The Chief listed this record:
- Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon
- Convicted felon in possession of a firearm
- Multiple counts of trafficking opium and heroin
- Trafficking marijuana
- Drug possession
The post included a photo labeled Homestead, Florida, criminal alien, and Cuban. It did not give the man’s name or say when the apprehension happened.
Vasquez: “USBP will continue to identify, arrest, and remove criminal threats before they can endanger our communities.”
BREAKING 9/29: FLORIDA – 16 ALIENS CHARGED WITH REGISTERING AND VOTING AFTER FALSELY CLAIMING U.S. CITIZENSHIP
SIXTEEN NON-CITIZENS. FALSE CITIZENSHIP CLAIMS. BALLOTS CAST. USCIS CONFIRMED THE STATUS. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Tuesday it helped Florida charge 16 aliens who registered to vote by falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and then voted. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the cases Sept. 24. USCIS issued its release Tuesday. Law enforcement had arrested 11 of the non-citizens by the time of those announcements. The investigation remains open.
The cases started with referrals from the Florida Department of State Office of Election Crimes and county supervisors of elections. Immigration-status reviews, including federal database checks, flagged registered voters who were not U.S. citizens. Florida Department of Law Enforcement pulled voter-registration applications, poll-book signatures or vote-by-mail certificates, and post-election ineligibility notices. USCIS confirmed the alien status.
USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is leveraging its expertise to aid local investigations of aliens residing in the United States. Every day, the dedicated men and women of USCIS are working to root out immigration fraud wherever it occurs, hold bad actors accountable, and help protect the rights of American citizens.”
Uthmeier: “Florida will not allow anyone to steal the vote of Americans at the ballot box. These defendants swore they were qualified electors, cast ballots in our elections, and later confirmed they were never eligible to vote.”
Named arrests:
- Astrid Shamatu Navarrete Quintana, 24, Fort Myers, Mexican national, lawful permanent resident since March 31, 2023. Registered Aug. 19, 2024, falsely affirming citizenship, and voted in person Nov. 5, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting and false swearing.
- Selvin Uton Whilby, 74, Tampa, Jamaican national, lawful permanent resident since March 1, 1989. Registered in 2008 and voted by mail in the 2024 primary and general elections, part of a mail-ballot history back to 2008. Charged with two counts of unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting.
- Cyntia Vanessa Canales, 62, Ocala, Chilean national and lawful permanent resident. Registered in Marion County in 2012 and again in 2022, each time falsely affirming citizenship and listing Florida as her place of birth. Voted early in person Oct. 27, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting.
- Craig William Smith, 69, Ocala, Bahamian national, lawful permanent resident since March 5, 1978. Registered March 21, 2002, and voted in the 2024 primary and general elections, part of a voting history back to 2006. Charged with two counts of unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting.
- Tracey Sabrina Jones, 49, Lakeland, United Kingdom national, lawful permanent resident since April 25, 1984. Registered in 1995 and voted early in person Oct. 26, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting.
- Kadian Gabrielle Amai Johnson, 29, Lehigh Acres, Jamaican national, lawful permanent resident since April 22, 2018. Registered Sept. 30, 2024, and voted in person Nov. 5, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting and false swearing.
- Mei-Lin Johnston, 57, Okeechobee, Indonesian national, lawful permanent resident since May 10, 2022. Registered Nov. 8, 2022, and voted in person Oct. 24, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting.
- Alejandro Garcia Villegas, 65, Lake City, Mexican national, lawful permanent resident since March 16, 2021. Registered Sept. 20, 2022, and voted early in person Oct. 30, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting.
- Manon M. Raux, 62, Naples, Canadian national, lawful permanent resident since Aug. 16, 1991. Registered Sept. 18, 2024, and voted early in person Oct. 29, 2024. Charged with unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting and false swearing.
- James Mark Hollingsworth, 62, Lake Suzy, Canadian national, lawful permanent resident since Oct. 29, 1967. Registered through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in 2021 and voted by mail in the 2024 primary and general elections. After a non-citizen notice, he emailed the supervisor of elections, said he is a permanent resident, and said he had been voting in Florida. Charged with two counts of unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting and two counts of false swearing. Faces up to 20 years.
- Giorgio Dominique Mucelli, 66, Melbourne, Canadian national and lawful permanent resident. Charged with voting by a non-citizen elector and false affirmation after voting in seven general elections from 2004 through 2024, including the 2024 general election.
Each charged offense is a third-degree felony. Most of the defendants face up to 10 years in the Florida Department of Corrections if convicted. Five of the 16 non-citizens were not named in the arrest list. The same operation also charged four convicted felons who allegedly registered and voted while still on probation. Those four are separate from the 16 non-citizen cases. Prosecutions run through the Office of Statewide Prosecution in Brevard, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Hillsborough, Lee, Marion, Okeechobee, and Polk counties. Additional charges and arrests are expected.
Source: USCIS — assists Florida investigation leading to charges for unlawful voting (Sept. 29, 2026) | Florida Attorney General — arrests and charges against 20 defendants in a statewide election integrity operation (Sept. 24, 2026)
BREAKING 9/28: HIALEAH – CUBAN ALIEN CONVICTED FOR SMUGGLING THOUSANDS OF CUBANS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BORDER
FALSE ESTA APPLICATIONS. PRIVATE PLANES. MORE THAN $20 MILLION THROUGH 57 BANK ACCOUNTS. USCIS said Monday that a federal jury convicted Lazaro Alain Cabrera-Rodriguez, 28, of Hialeah, Florida, a Cuban alien, for his role in an international alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced the conviction. HSI Tampa, Border Patrol’s Miami Sector, and the USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate led the case, with help from HSI’s Human Smuggling Unit in Washington and CBP’s National Targeting Center.
Court documents say Cabrera-Rodriguez and others ran an organization that moved thousands of Cuban aliens into the United States through the southern border. The group charged $1,500 to $40,000. Co-conspirators sometimes chartered private planes. They advertised on social media, sold false claims of European citizenship so Cubans could seek a visa waiver, and filed hundreds of fraudulent ESTA applications with CBP using fake addresses. Cuban nationals are not eligible for ESTA. The applications falsely said the applicants had not been in Cuba since 2011, when the defendants knew they were in Cuba. Cabrera-Rodriguez bought international and domestic flights to move them into and around the United States.
Financial records show more than $20 million passed through at least 57 bank accounts controlled by the defendant and his co-conspirators. From 2021 through 2024 they sent more than $600,000 out of the country to buy flights for aliens to enter unlawfully.
The jury convicted him of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for financial gain, conspiracy to commit international money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering concealment. Sentencing is set for Dec. 17. The maximum penalty is 20 years in prison.
Twelve people were charged. Seven have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing: Liannys Yaiselys Vega-Perez, 31; Miguel Alejandro Martinez Vasconcelos, 31; Layra Libertad Treto Santos, 30; Emanuel Martinez Gonzalez, 29; Walbis Pozo-Dutel, 31; Luis Emmanuel Escalona-Marrero, 32; and Gisleivy Peralta Consuegra, 41. Erik Ventura-Castro, 24, pleaded guilty May 7 and was sentenced July 29 to 30 months in prison.
Source: USCIS — Cuban alien convicted for international alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy (Sept. 28, 2026) | U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida — Cuban national convicted
BREAKING 9/29: LEWISTON – CBP SEIZES ABOUT 450 POUNDS OF COCAINE, WORTH $6 MILLION, FROM A TRUCK HEADED TO CANADA
OUTBOUND LANE. LEWISTON BRIDGE. 174 PACKAGES IN THE TRAILER FLOOR. HANDED TO HSI BUFFALO. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday that officers at the Port of Buffalo’s Lewiston Bridge border crossing stopped a commercial truck carrying cocaine that was headed to Canada.
On Sept. 22, officers in the outbound lane stopped a 21-year-old Canadian man driving a commercial truck and trailer. A physical inspection showed modifications to the trailer floor. A CBP canine alerted to narcotics. Officers moved the truck to secondary inspection. A nonintrusive scan showed anomalies in the floor. The search found 174 vacuum-sealed packages that field-tested positive for cocaine. CBP put the weight at about 450 pounds and the street value at about $6 million. The case was referred to Homeland Security Investigations Buffalo.
Sharon Swiatek, acting port director for the Area Port of Buffalo: “This significant seizure highlights the exceptional vigilance, advanced training and relentless dedication of our CBP officers and canine teams at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing. While a large focus of our border security mission is on inbound threats, our officers remain equally sharp during outbound operations to dismantle transborder criminal networks, disrupt the flow of dangerous narcotics and protect communities on both sides of the border.”
BREAKING 9/28: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE ARRESTS MURDERERS, CHILD SEX OFFENDERS, AND CHILD ABUSERS OVER THE WEEKEND
FIFTEEN NAMED. MURDER, RECKLESS HOMICIDE, CHILD SEX CRIMES, CHILD ABUSE, HEROIN, AND FENTANYL. DHS said Monday that ICE arrested more criminal illegal aliens over the weekend, including people convicted of murder, child sexual assault, and child abuse. Secretary Markwayne Mullin tied the arrests to 16 straight months of zero releases at the border.
Mullin: “While Americans enjoyed their weekend, the brave men and women of ICE arrested murderers, child sexual predators, and child abusers who should not have been in our country in the first place. Under President Trump, ICE has been unleashed to target and remove illegal aliens from our communities so that we can Make America Safe Again. Arresting and deporting illegal aliens saves lives.”
DHS named these weekend arrests:
- Sakhone Lasaphangthong, Laos, convicted of murder in Sacramento, California.
- Israel Espinosa-Trejo, Mexico, convicted of reckless homicide in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Ruben Ayala-Laies, Cuba, convicted of second-degree murder in Union County, Florida.
- Jose Alcaraz-Carranza, Mexico, convicted of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Tulare, California.
- Marvin Martinez, Dominican Republic, convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and possession of a controlled substance in Anne Arundel, Maryland.
- Joel Velazco-Carrizosa, Mexico, convicted of second-degree sexual assault of a child in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Ana Glenda Beatriz Melendez-Alvarado, El Salvador, convicted of child abuse with great bodily injury or death in Los Angeles, California.
- Edgar Tranquilino Moran-Bautista, Mexico, convicted of sodomy by force in Madera, California.
- Melvin Alcon, El Salvador, convicted of two counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon in Mineola, New York.
- Kimer Kintin, Federated States of Micronesia, convicted of two counts of neglect of a dependent person in Plymouth County, Iowa.
- Alfredo Castanos-Mendoza, Mexico, convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin in Houston, Texas.
- Fray Paniagua, Dominican Republic, convicted of delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
- Greg Chukwuka Orji, Nigeria, convicted of dangerous drugs and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in Hutchinson, Kansas.
- Nelson Argueta-Cruz, El Salvador, convicted of burglary, grand larceny, larceny, and a probation violation in Fairfax, Virginia.
- Furvio Flete-Garcia, Dominican Republic, convicted of fraud and illegal re-entry in Boston, Massachusetts.
BREAKING 9/28: LOUDOUN – ICE LODGES A DETAINER ON A SALVADORAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH SELLING FENTANYL NEAR A SCHOOL
LEESBURG JAIL. 287(g) DETAINER. HE CROSSED THE RIO GRANDE IN 2016. ICE said Monday it has an immigration detainer and a warrant of removal on Isaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center in Leesburg, Virginia. The sheriff’s office honors detainers under its 287(g) agreement.
On Aug. 20, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Melendez-Carranza for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school and possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or distribute fentanyl. ICE Washington lodged the detainer the same day. ICE’s release ties him to fentanyl overdoses at a Virginia high school.
On April 30, 2016, a Border Patrol officer encountered him near Hebbronville, Texas. He told the officer he had waded the Rio Grande from Mexico.
Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella: “Anyone who comes to this country illegally and then allegedly peddles deadly fentanyl near our children’s schools should expect ICE to come for them. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office understands that protecting our communities must come before politics. ICE will relentlessly pursue criminal illegal aliens who threaten Americans, take them into custody, and remove them from the United States.”
BREAKING 9/28: FORT LAUDERDALE – COAST GUARD TRANSFERS 10 ALIENS TO THE BAHAMAS AFTER STOPPING A SAILBOAT 40 MILES OFFSHORE
FRIDAY BOARDING. SUNDAY TRANSFER. EIGHT-FOOT SEAS. The Coast Guard said Monday that the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell transferred 10 aliens to the Bahamas on Sunday after an interdiction about 40 miles east of Fort Lauderdale. The release also spells the cutter name Novell.
On Friday, Sept. 25, the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered boarded a 30-foot sailing vessel and found 10 people aboard. The aliens were taken onto the cutter for processing, then moved to Margaret Norvell. The Coast Guard said the seas were about 8 feet.
Lt. Richard Rodriguez, commanding officer of Robert Yered: “In the face of daunting, 8-foot seas, the crew of the Robert Yered demonstrated extraordinary professionalism and dedication for hours on end. Their performance was a testament to our readiness to save lives and protect our nation’s maritime borders, even under the most grueling conditions.”
NOW ON YOUTUBE: HSI TOP 5 EPISODE 11 — A 50-YEAR ALABAMA SENTENCE, A FENTANYL BUST, COUNTERFEIT WATCHES, AND A PARAMEDIC CHILD-SEX CASE
OFFICIAL ICE CHANNEL. NO DEFENDANT NAMES IN THE POST. The ICE YouTube channel now carries HSI Top 5 Episode 11. Friday’s filing on this page still had Episode 10, from Sept. 12, as the latest video on that public feed. ICE described Episode 11 on Sept. 18. The video description matches that post. It is not the Friday episode about the fake news van, the 127-year sentence, the visa-fraud farm workers, and the darknet case.
- Agents and partners in Alabama secured a 50-year federal prison sentence for a man who attempted to sexually exploit a minor.
- Agents took down a money laundering scheme.
- Agents made a fentanyl bust.
- Agents ended a counterfeit luxury watch trafficking operation.
- Agents arrested a paramedic accused of producing and distributing child sex abuse material online.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official channel: HSI Top 5 Episode 11.
Source: ICE official YouTube — HSI Top 5 Episode 11
BREAKING 9/25: HSI TOP 5 — 51 KILOS OF COCAINE IN A FAKE NEWS VAN, A 127-YEAR CHILD-SEX SENTENCE, VISA-FRAUD FARM WORKERS, AND A DARKNET DRUG CASE
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND PENNSYLVANIA. NEW EPISODE AT 2:30 P.M. PACIFIC. NO DEFENDANT NAMES IN THE POST. ICE and Homeland Security Investigations said Friday they posted a new HSI Top 5 episode on cases worked with partners in those four states. ICE did not assign a state to each result, and the post did not name the defendants.
- Agents seized 51 kilos of cocaine smuggled in a fake news media van.
- A child sex predator received a 127-year sentence.
- Agents saved farm workers exploited through a visa fraud scheme.
- Agents brought down a darknet drug operation tied to multiple deaths.
The official ICE YouTube channel’s public feed still showed Episode 10, from Sept. 12, as its latest HSI Top 5 when this item was filed. Friday’s episode is on the ICE and HSI posts.
Source: ICE official account — new HSI Top 5 episode (Sept. 25, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Pacific) | HSI official account — same episode (Sept. 25, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/25: SUPREME COURT LETS DHS KEEP USING SAVE TO CHECK WHETHER VOTERS ARE CITIZENS
6-3. STAYS A JUNE 22 ORDER THAT TRIED TO SHUT THE CHECK DOWN. DHS V. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. DHS said Friday the Supreme Court allowed the department to keep using its Modified Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, called SAVE, to verify the citizenship of voters. The ruling stays a June 22, 2026 order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that had tried to halt the system. DHS took the fight up on an emergency petition.
DHS General Counsel James Percival: “This decision is a victory for election integrity. It’s remarkable that we had to file an emergency petition in the Supreme Court just so we can use government data to stop noncitizens from voting illegally. American elections are for Americans. The Trump Administration and the Department of Homeland Security will use every tool at our disposal to secure our elections.”
DHS said the program follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14248, Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, signed in March 2025. That order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to give state and local officials free access to systems for verifying the citizenship or immigration status of people registering to vote or already on the rolls. The case is Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters.
Source: DHS — Supreme Court lets the voter citizenship verification program continue (Sept. 25, 2026)
BREAKING 9/25: SEATTLE – ICE ARRESTS A UKRAINIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 134 MONTHS FOR A STOLEN VEHICLE, A FIREARM, STOLEN MAIL, AND IDENTITY THEFT
SNOHOMISH COUNTY. 134 MONTHS. AWAITING RETURN TO UKRAINE. ICE Seattle said Friday that officers arrested Vitaliy Chmukh, 32, an illegal alien from Ukraine. ICE said he was convicted in Snohomish County, Washington, for possessing a stolen vehicle, a firearm, and stolen mail, and for identity theft. ICE said the total sentence was 134 months. ICE said he is now awaiting return to Ukraine.
BREAKING 9/25: SAN DIEGO – ICE ARRESTS A MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CONVICTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING
MONEY LAUNDERING CONVICTION. STAYS IN ICE CUSTODY PENDING REMOVAL. ICE San Diego said Friday that officers arrested Jose Luis Cardoso, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico. ICE said his criminal history includes a conviction for money laundering and that he will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
Source: ICE San Diego — Jose Luis Cardoso, money-laundering conviction (Sept. 25, 2026, 8:38 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/25: WOLCOTT – ICE BOSTON ARRESTS AN ALBANIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN FACING CHILD-SEX CHARGES
ARRESTED SEPT. 3 IN WOLCOTT, CONNECTICUT. CHARGES ARE PENDING. ICE Boston said Friday that officers arrested Hasan Billa, a criminal illegal alien from Albania, during targeted operations in Wolcott on Sept. 3. ICE said his criminal history includes pending charges for criminal attempt at sexual contact with a victim under 16, second-degree criminal attempt at sexual assault, and criminal attempt at commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
Source: ICE Boston — Hasan Billa arrested in Wolcott, Connecticut (Sept. 25, 2026, 3:49 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR ROBBERY
1992 ROBBERY SENTENCE. REMOVAL ORDER IN 2024. HELD FOR REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. ICE Los Angeles said Thursday that officers arrested Mauricio Vasquez Arias, 52, from Mexico. ICE said that in 1992 he was sentenced to five years in prison for robbery, that he was ordered removed in 2024, and that he will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Source: ICE Los Angeles — Mauricio Vasquez Arias (Sept. 24, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS A VIETNAMESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO NEARLY 40 YEARS FOR ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AND KIDNAPPING
1998 SENTENCE. FIREARM ENHANCEMENT ON TWO KIDNAPPING COUNTS. REMOVAL ORDER IN 2018. ICE Los Angeles said Thursday that officers arrested Sang Anh Chuong, 55, from Vietnam. ICE said that in 1998 he was sentenced to almost 40 years in prison for robbery, burglary, and two counts of kidnapping with a firearm enhancement. ICE said he was ordered removed in 2018 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
Source: ICE Los Angeles — Sang Anh Chuong (Sept. 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/25: NASHVILLE – ICE ARRESTS A PREVIOUSLY REMOVED GUATEMALAN CONVICTED OF CHILD RAPE, THEN DEPORTS HIM AGAIN
SECOND-DEGREE CHILD RAPE. REMOVED IN 2013. CUT OFF THE ANKLE MONITOR. REMOVED AGAIN SEPT. 7. ICE said Friday that Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans arrested Alberto Ramirez-Diaz, a 39-year-old criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, on Sept. 1 after the Tennessee Department of Corrections released him. He had a conviction for second-degree child rape. ICE said he was removed to Guatemala on Sept. 7.
ERO New Orleans acting Field Office Director Scott Ladwig: “ICE’s mission is to protect the American public, and that includes taking appropriate enforcement action against illegal aliens charged with serious crimes. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure individuals who pose a public safety threat are held accountable under both criminal and immigration law.”
ICE said Border Patrol first apprehended Ramirez-Diaz on Aug. 1, 2013, processed him for expedited removal, and removed him to Guatemala on Aug. 7, 2013. He came back unlawfully and was apprehended again on March 3, 2018, issued a notice to appear, and released on an order of recognizance. ICE said he was enrolled in Alternatives to Detention with GPS monitoring, failed to report as required, and allegedly cut off and discarded the ankle monitor. On Nov. 12, 2019, he was returned to ICE custody after the Homestead Police Department in Florida arrested him in connection with allegations of sexual assault of a minor family member. Those 2019 allegations are separate from the child-rape conviction that put him in Tennessee state custody.
BREAKING 9/25: BOSTON – CBP SAYS OPERATION TIDAL WAVE HAS REMOVED 87 CRUISE CREW FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL
87 REMOVED IN BOSTON SINCE MID-AUGUST. SIX MORE FILIPINOS OFF THE BREAKAWAY ON SEPT. 20. ALL SIX ADMITTED POSSESSING CSEM/CSAM. CBP said Friday that officers at the Port of Boston have now removed 87 aliens from cruise ships under Operation Tidal Wave, the multi-agency push against child sexual abuse material and child sexual exploitation material among cruise crewmembers. This page already carried the Aug. 31 removal of 10 from the Norwegian Escape, when Boston’s two-week count stood at 24. Friday’s release is the new Boston total.
The latest action was Sept. 20. CBP said officers encountered six citizens of the Philippines aboard the cruise ship Breakaway. In secondary interviews at Boston Logan International Airport, all six admitted previously possessing CSEM/CSAM. After searches of their living quarters and electronic devices, all six were processed for removal of conditional landing under INA Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), crimes involving moral turpitude.
Acting Director of Field Operations Julio Caravia: “The success of Operation Tidal Wave reflects the unwavering dedication of our officers and partners to protect the most vulnerable. Let the removal of these 87 be a message to others: we will not accept this exploitation and CBP will not stop identifying and arresting the individuals who participate in it.”
CBP said the Boston count is the summer run in that port, 87 crewmembers from various vessels since mid-August. Earlier phases elsewhere: Phase 1 in San Diego in April, administrative enforcement against 27 crewmembers from six vessels; Phase 2 in San Juan in June and July, 14 crewmembers removed and one accepted for federal prosecution. The operation is led by the CBP Office of Field Operations Enforcement Operations Division with Homeland Security Investigations and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Boston said the effort continues through the rest of the fiscal year. CBP said any involvement with CSEM is prohibited and can bring criminal prosecution, removal, and 10-year inadmissibility.
BREAKING 9/25: MISSION – BORDER PATROL NABS A PAISA GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
WARRANT OPERATION IN MISSION, TEXAS. ILLEGALLY PRESENT. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CONVICTION. PAISA GANG. ILLEGAL REENTRY PROSECUTION, THEN DEPORTATION. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rosario “Pete” Vasquez said Friday that agents apprehended a Mexican national during a warrant operation in Mission, Texas. The chief said the man is illegally present in the United States, has a conviction for aggravated assault, and is a known Paisa gang member. Prosecution for illegal reentry is underway, and deportation follows. The chief did not release the man’s name.
BREAKING 9/25: BERWICK – ICE FLAGS A PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED GUATEMALAN CHARGED WITH RAPING A CHILD UNDER 13
FIVE COUNTS. VICTIM UNDER 13. PRIOR DEPORTATION. ICE DETAINER ON THE JAIL. ICE said Friday that Miguel Adan Lux Pu, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was previously deported and illegally reentered the United States. He is charged with repeatedly raping a child under 13. ICE’s message to people who prey on children: the agency will hunt them down, arrest them, and deport them.
Berwick, Louisiana police said the investigation began the afternoon of Sept. 18 after a complaint that a child was sexually abused at a home on Oregon Street. Police said Lux Pu, 33, lived in the same house and is a relative of the child. Police said he admitted, in an interview, to having sexual intercourse with the child on multiple occasions in 2025. Officers booked him into the Berwick jail on five counts of first-degree rape of a victim under 13. Police said ICE lodged a detainer, no bond was set, and Lux Pu had been deported and then came back unlawfully about five to six years ago. The charges are allegations.
Source: ICE official account — Miguel Adan Lux Pu (Sept. 25, 2026, 10:05 a.m. Pacific)
Local report: KQKI / Berwick Police — five counts of first-degree rape, victim under 13 (Sept. 19, 2026)
BREAKING 9/25: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS A MURDERER, A SEXUAL PREDATOR, AND A ROBBER
MURDER IN SALINAS. THREE COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN TENNESSEE. ROBBERY IN NEW YORK. COCAINE AND METH IN AUSTIN. DHS said Friday that ICE yesterday arrested more criminal illegal aliens, including people convicted of murder, sexual assault, and robbery. These five names are not on the Thursday Worst of the Worst list already on this page.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, the brave men and women of ICE arrested murderers, sexual predators, robbers, and other dangerous illegal aliens. Despite the dangerous and ugly rhetoric from sanctuary politicians that have resulted in a 1,600% increase in assaults against them, ICE will never stop enforcing the law, deporting illegal aliens, and protecting the American people.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept. 25):
- Jesus Ceja-Barajas (Mexico) — convicted of murder in Salinas, California.
- Zam Muan Lian (Burma) — convicted of three counts of sexual assault in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
- Adony De La Cruz-Cruz (Dominican Republic) — convicted of robbery in New York, New York.
- Obiageriaku Jane Iheanacho (Nigeria) — convicted of first-degree assault and vulnerable adult abuse in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Roberto Bejarano-Cruz (Mexico) — convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine in Austin, Texas.
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
Source: DHS — WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Sexual Predators, and Robbers (Sept. 25, 2026)
BREAKING 9/25: MARTINEZ – HSI ARRESTS A THREE-TIME DEPORTEE ACCUSED OF DRIVING AT AN ICE OFFICER
REMOVED THREE TIMES. BURGLARY, OBSTRUCTION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OFFICER STILL CANNOT WALK WITHOUT HELP. DHS said Friday that HSI arrested Jesus Israel Garcia-Cobarruvias, an illegal alien from Mexico, after he allegedly used his vehicle to assault an ICE officer in Martinez, California.
DHS said the case started Aug. 31, when Garcia-Cobarruvias allegedly accelerated his vehicle toward ICE officers, injured an officer, damaged a government vehicle, and fled. The officer’s injuries were not life-threatening. DHS said the officer currently cannot walk without assistance. HSI arrested Garcia-Cobarruvias on Sept. 17 in Martinez. DHS said he refused commands and agents used force to pull him out of a vehicle. DHS said he has already been removed from the country three times.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien represents the worst of the worst that the hardworking men and women of ICE are targeting and removing from our communities every single day. This Department will not tolerate violent assaults on our brave law enforcement officers who keep us safe. DHS will hunt down and bring to justice anyone who engages in this dangerous behavior.”
BREAKING 9/25: KNOXVILLE – HSI CASE ENDS IN FEDERAL CHARGES FOR THREATS TO KILL ICE OFFICERS
“TIME TO BEAR SPRAY ICE.” “KILL THE ICE MILITARY POLICE.” UP TO 10 YEARS AND A $500,000 FINE. DHS said Friday that an HSI Knoxville investigation led to federal charges against David Kerr of Knoxville, Tennessee, for threats to kill ICE officers on social media.
DHS said a federal grand jury indicted Kerr on Sept. 16 on two counts of interstate threats. The charges come from public Bluesky posts that said “time to bear spray ICE” and “kill the ICE military police.” Kerr pleaded not guilty on Sept. 21 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Trial is set for Nov. 24, 2026. DHS said each count carries up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. WBIR reported he is 68 and that the posts were made in June 2025 and October 2025.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This man publicly and shamelessly threatened the brave men and women of ICE on social media, calling for them to be injured and killed. Anyone who threatens federal law enforcement will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
WBIR Channel 10, Knoxville: Sept. 21 report on the indictment of David Kerr for threats against ICE officers.
BREAKING 9/25: LAKE LEWISVILLE – ICE NAMES THE TWO TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBERS AND FOUR MORE FROM THE 121-ARREST SWEEP
WEDNESDAY’S POST DID NOT NAME THEM. FRIDAY’S ICE RELEASE DOES. ICE Dallas published the full account Friday of the summer enforcement push around Lake Lewisville that arrested 121 people, including two self-admitted Tren de Aragua members. The initiative ran from June 27 through Labor Day weekend. This page carried the arrest total on Sept. 23. The names below are new.
ICE said the people arrested had records that included assault, family violence, theft, burglary, sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child by sexual contact, evading arrest with a vehicle, driving while intoxicated, and boating while intoxicated. ICE Dallas Field Office Director Miguel Vergara: “These arrests reflect our continued focus on public safety and the rule of law.”
NAMED IN THE FRIDAY RELEASE:
- Willian Josue Ordonez Vasquez, 24 (Venezuela) — self-admitted Tren de Aragua member. ICE said he and Cabrera-Zelaya were under investigation by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for allegedly running an illegal boat-livery operation on Lake Lewisville.
- Edwin Josue Cabrera-Zelaya, 22 (Honduras) — self-admitted Tren de Aragua member. Same illegal-livery investigation.
- Jose Almendares Suazo, 30 (Honduras) — previously removed. Prior conviction for assault causing bodily injury and a prior arrest for assault involving family violence. Transferred to U.S. Marshals Service custody.
- Diego Gomez Hernandez, 22 (Mexico) — ICE said officers found a 13-year-old girl in his vehicle during the arrest, contacted her legal guardian, and took her into custody. Lewisville police responded to follow up on possible violations of Texas law.
- Luis Alfrando Digueros Quintanilla, 23 (Guatemala) — previously removed. Prior arrest for felony sexual assault of a child out of Dallas County.
- Axon Solomon Mejia Ortega, 35 (Mexico) — unlawfully present. Prior arrest for felony indecency with a child by sexual contact out of Dallas County.
BREAKING 9/24: DALLAS – ICE TAKES A THREE-TIME DEPORTEE AFTER DALLAS POLICE HONOR A DETAINER
THREE PRIOR REMOVALS TO MEXICO. A CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCE CHARGE. DALLAS POLICE TURNED HIM OVER. ICE said Thursday afternoon that it took custody of Kevin Guillermo from the Dallas Police Department. Dallas police had arrested him on charges of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance, lack of identification, and littering. The department honored the ICE detainer and released him to ICE instead of back into the community.
ICE said Guillermo has a criminal history in the United States dating to 2016 and has been removed to Mexico, his home country, three times. ICE said that after he faces justice for illegal reentry after removal, the agency will deport him again.
Source: ICE official account — Kevin Guillermo (Sept. 24, 2026, 3:45 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS CHILD PREDATORS, HUMAN TRAFFICKERS, AND ARMED CARJACKERS
SEXUAL BATTERY OF A CHILD UNDER 13. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FORCED LABOR. ARMED CARJACKING. COCAINE. DHS said Thursday that ICE yesterday arrested more criminal illegal aliens, including people convicted of sexual battery of children, human trafficking, and armed carjacking. These five names are not on the Wednesday Worst of the Worst list already on this page.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, the patriots of ICE arrested child predators, human traffickers, armed carjackers, and other dangerous illegal aliens. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will always prioritize enforcing the law and protecting Americans over illegal aliens.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept. 24):
- Damani Javier Cunningham (Jamaica) — convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under 13 years old and strangulation in Bristol, Virginia.
- Ever Edilberto Zuniga-Ramirez (El Salvador) — convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Alfonso Mejia-Preciado (Mexico) — convicted of human trafficking / forced labor in Oakland, California.
- Cesar Octavio Valenzuela-Campos (Mexico) — convicted of armed carjacking in San Francisco, California.
- Ulises Carlos Saltos-Posligoa (Ecuador) — convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine in Tampa, Florida.
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 9/24: DHS — ASSAULTS ON ICE UP 1,649 PERCENT
647 ASSAULTS. 37 IN THE SAME SPAN UNDER BIDEN. DHS PUTS THE INCREASE AT 1,649 PERCENT. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that assaults against ICE rose from 37 between Jan. 20, 2021, and Sept. 20, 2022, to 647 between Jan. 20, 2025, and Sept. 20, 2026.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Since President Trump unleashed ICE to do their jobs, assaults against them have risen by more than 1,600% in the first year and a half of the administration. This is the result of the vicious lies being spread by sanctuary politicians and their foot soldiers who are involved in anti-ICE riots and other acts of violence. DHS is calling on these sanctuary politicians to stop attacking federal law enforcement, stop putting the needs of illegal aliens ahead of the safety of American citizens, and to start working with us to make America safe again.”
DHS published a list of statements it called hateful rhetoric. The list includes Rep. Greg Casar saying Austin would be safer when ICE leaves, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson calling ICE rogue, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz comparing ICE to a “modern-day Gestapo,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett comparing ICE to slave patrols, and Rep. Ilhan Omar calling to abolish ICE.
ATTACKS DHS CITED WITH THE NEW COUNT:
- January 2026, Minneapolis — DHS said three rioters attacked an HSI agent and one bit off one of his fingers.
- November 2025, Houston — DHS said an illegal alien hit an ICE officer in the face with a metal coffee cup. The laceration took 13 stitches.
- December 2025, Tullos, Louisiana — DHS said an illegal alien bit an ICE officer while resisting arrest.
- August 2025, Washington, D.C. — DHS said an illegal alien resisted arrest and an ICE officer was thrown to the ground and received a concussion.
- July 2025, Alvarado, Texas — DHS said attackers opened fire on ICE officers at the Prairieland Detention Center and a police officer was shot. Eight suspects were convicted in March 2026 and sentenced in June 2026 to terms from 30 years to 100 years.
- September 2025, Dallas — DHS again cited the sniper attack on the ICE field office that killed two detainees.
- October 2025, Dallas — DHS said it arrested Eduardo Aguilar, an illegal alien from Mexico, after a TikTok post offered $10,000 for each ICE agent.
- June 2025, Bellevue, Nebraska — DHS said Tren de Aragua member Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco threw an HSI agent to the ground, slammed her head into the pavement, and was charged with attempted murder.
Source: DHS — assaults on ICE up more than 1,600 percent (Sept. 24, 2026)
BREAKING 9/24: SAN DIEGO – HSI CHARGES 17 IN A FENTANYL NETWORK; 13 TAKEN IN THE TAKEDOWN
MORE THAN 27 KILOGRAMS OF FENTANYL. MORE THAN 13 MILLION DOSES KEPT OFF THE STREET. TWO FUGITIVES STILL OUT. ICE said Thursday that 17 alleged members of a San Diego fentanyl trafficking organization were charged in federal court with distributing fentanyl in the city. The coordinated takedown was Sept. 3.
ICE said more than 200 federal, state, and local officers arrested 13 defendants that day and executed a search warrant in San Diego. Two defendants had been arrested earlier the same week. Two are fugitives.
Over the 10-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation, ICE said agents seized more than 27 kilograms of fentanyl, more than 14.5 kilograms of cocaine, 0.6 kilograms of heroin, 0.8 kilograms of methamphetamine, and $49,000 in cash. HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon: “This investigation has been a massive, life-saving success, but we are not satisfied yet. The combined effort of the HSTF, HSI San Diego, along with state and local partners has prevented more deadly fentanyl from reaching our neighborhoods, but this work continues.”
ICE’s account of the case: HSI San Diego and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department opened it in November 2025. On Nov. 25, 2025, agents seized 4.8 kilograms of fentanyl, 0.8 kilograms of methamphetamine, and $10,042, and arrested Fabian Iniguez Ontiveros. Ledgers showed the organization selling an ounce of fentanyl for $600 to $700 and taking in as much as $20,000 in one night. After that arrest, ICE said investigators identified Maricielo Ibarra Barrera as the new principal distributor in the United States. Wiretaps from June through August 2026 caught calls and texts between members in the United States and Mexico.
On Aug. 17, agents arrested Ibarra at her residence and found about 1.7 kilograms of fentanyl, 0.6 kilograms of heroin, and $15,568. On Sept. 1, agents arrested Richard Alexander Arias Cruz and Juan Manuel Godinez and seized 14.52 kilograms of cocaine and 20.28 kilograms of fentanyl. Those weights are part of the investigation total, not a second haul on top of the 27 kilograms.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced the charges Sept. 4. ICE posted its release Thursday. HSI San Diego’s Fentanyl Abatement and Suppression Team led the investigation.
Sources: ICE — 17 charged in San Diego fentanyl network (Sept. 24, 2026) | U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California (Sept. 4, 2026)
BREAKING 9/24: DALLAS – HSI INDICTS EIGHT IN A SEX-TRAFFICKING AND MONEY-LAUNDERING CASE
EIGHT FEDERAL INDICTMENTS. 21 FIREARMS. SIX IN FEDERAL CUSTODY. UP TO LIFE IF CONVICTED. ICE said Thursday that a three-year HSI Dallas investigation ended in eight federal indictments. Prosecutors allege a sex-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracy operating out of the Paris Adult Bookstore in Dallas.
In February 2026, the North Texas Trafficking Task Force served search warrants at the business, at residences, and at a supply warehouse, and seized bank accounts tied to the case. On July 22, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced the indictments. Each defendant is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Added charges on some of them include sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Six of the eight were arrested July 24 and are in federal custody. Agents recovered 21 firearms. ICE said several defendants face up to life in federal prison if convicted. An indictment is an allegation. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
NAMED IN THE INDICTMENT (per ICE, Sept. 24):
- Aaron Tyrone Betford, 43 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
- Montre Lamont Mason, 51 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and felon in possession of a firearm.
- Eileen Mason, 52 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
- Trelynn Love Mason, 24 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
- Larry Jones, 51 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
- Krishenda Doss, 37 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
- Reginald Rose, 38 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion.
- Antonio Dario Osorio-Avelar, 23 — conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a minor.
Prosecutors allege the store used its retail floor and arcade rooms to hide commercial sex, including trafficking of adults and minors, and that workers charged cash fees for the rooms. ICE said the prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force stood up under Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. HSI Dallas Assistant Special Agent in Charge Judy Pardo said the indictments are a step toward dismantling a network that exploited adults and minors for profit. The investigation started in November 2023. HSI Dallas, IRS Criminal Investigation, and the Dallas Police Department worked it through the North Texas Trafficking Task Force.
Source: ICE — HSI Dallas sex-trafficking and money-laundering indictments (Sept. 24, 2026)
BREAKING 9/24: REMOVED – ICE SENDS OUT A SEX ABUSER, A ROBBER, AND COCAINE TRAFFICKERS
UNLAWFUL SEXUAL PENETRATION. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. 500 GRAMS OF COCAINE. ALIEN SMUGGLING. REMOVED. ICE said Thursday afternoon that drug dealers, robbers, and other dangerous criminals were removed. These seven names are not on the arrest or removal lists already on this page. ICE did not list the courts or the conviction dates.
ICE: “ICE is delivering on the American people’s mandate to find, arrest, and DEPORT illegal aliens. Yesterday, drug dealers, robbers, and other dangerous criminals were REMOVED from our nation.”
NAMED REMOVALS (per ICE, Sept. 24):
- Jose Rodriguez-Gomez (Mexico) — convicted of unlawful sexual penetration and sexual abuse.
- Juan Diaz-Pinzon (Mexico) — convicted of DUI, exhibiting a deadly weapon, transportation of a controlled substance, and attempted second-degree robbery.
- Saul Pineda Escobar (Honduras) — convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
- Edgar Joaquin Meza-Inda (Mexico) — convicted of smuggling aliens.
- Juan Antonio Romero-Lopez (Mexico) — convicted of assault.
- Carlos Armando Flores Galiego (Guatemala) — convicted of use or possession of drug paraphernalia and felony forgery.
- Efrain Puluc-Cos (Guatemala) — convicted of DUI.
Source: ICE official account — removal thread (Sept. 24, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: SEATTLE – ICE ARRESTS A MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED FOR METH TRAFFICKING
POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METH. 36 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON. HELD FOR REMOVAL. ICE Seattle said Thursday that officers arrested Armida Cayetano-Ruiz, 34, an illegal alien from Mexico. The office said she was convicted federally of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and sentenced to 36 months in prison. She will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Source: ICE Seattle — arrest of Armida Cayetano-Ruiz (Sept. 24, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: DALLAS – ICE NAMES THE TWO DETAINEES KILLED IN THE FIELD OFFICE ATTACK
31 AND 37. MEXICO AND EL SALVADOR. THREE DETAINEES STRUCK. TWO DEAD. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday afternoon that it is remembering the two detainees killed when a sniper opened fire on the Dallas field office one year ago.
ICE named Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 31, of Mexico, and Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, 37, of El Salvador. The agency said the sniper targeted federal law enforcement and struck three detainees arriving at the facility. No officers or staff were physically injured. ICE said Dallas employees, including Officer Andres, shielded and rescued detainees under fire.
Thursday’s ICE post spelled Guzman-Fuentes’s first name “Orlan.” ICE’s Sept. 29, 2025 release and the agency detainee death report identify him as Norlan Guzman-Fuentes. ICE said on Oct. 2, 2025, that Garcia-Hernandez died of his wounds on Sept. 29.
Sources: ICE — names the two detainees killed at the Dallas field office (Sept. 24, 2026, 1:05 p.m. Pacific) | ICE — Norlan Guzman-Fuentes identified (Sept. 29, 2025) | ICE — Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez dies of his wounds (Oct. 2, 2025)
BREAKING 9/24: EL CENTRO – BORDER PATROL AND ICE TAKE AN ECUADORIAN NATIONAL WANTED FOR FRAUD INTO CUSTODY
VISA OVERSTAY. WANTED FOR FRAUD AT HOME. ERO NEWARK ON THE ARREST. El Centro Sector Border Patrol said Thursday that agents tracked down an Ecuadorian national who overstayed his visa and remained in the United States. The sector said he is wanted for fraud in his home country.
Working with ICE and ERO Newark, agents took him into custody. El Centro said he now faces detention, removal proceedings, and a return home to face justice. The sector did not release his name.
9/24: DALLAS – DHS MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON THE ICE FIELD OFFICE
ROOFTOP. SALLYPORT VAN. ANTI-ICE MARKINGS ON THE CASINGS. TWO DETAINEES KILLED. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that it has been one year since a gunman attacked the ICE field office in Dallas.
DHS said that on Sept. 24, 2025, the gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop. He fired at the ICE building, including a van in the sallyport where illegal aliens were shot. Two detainees were killed. DHS said the sniper fired indiscriminately, shot three people, and then took his own life. The department said his shell casings were marked with anti-ICE messages and that he came to murder law enforcement officers.
DHS: “This anti-law enforcement attack was the result of the endless smears from sanctuary politicians and the media seeking to dehumanize ICE.” The department said President Trump and Secretary Markwayne Mullin stand with the men and women of ICE. A second DHS post said, “Our officers are the best of the best. They risk their lives to protect our nation.”
The FBI identified the gunman as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn. In June, Secretary Mullin awarded Distinguished Service Medals at that field office to Enforcement Removal Assistant Christopher Pyne and Deportation Officers Marco Solis and Andres Goche. DHS said Pyne and Solis gave first aid to two critically injured detainees in the transport van, and Goche made the first 911 call and helped pull detainees out of the van while it was under fire.
Sources: DHS — one year since the Dallas field office attack (Sept. 24, 2026, 11:19 a.m. Pacific) | DHS — anniversary video post (Sept. 24, 2026, 11:30 a.m. Pacific) | ICE repost (Sept. 24, 2026, 11:44 a.m. Pacific) | DHS — Distinguished Service Medals for the Dallas officers (June 1, 2026)
BREAKING 9/24: GRAND RAPIDS – DHS SAYS ICE BROKE OFF THE STOP BEFORE A GUATEMALAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CRASHED AND DIED
HALF A MILE. OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR. A TREE. A FIRE. DHS SAYS THE STOP WAS ALREADY CALLED OFF. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that ICE officers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tried to stop a vehicle on Sept. 20 during a targeted enforcement operation, the driver fled, and the officers discontinued the stop. A short time later they found the car crashed and burning nearly half a mile away. The driver was dead.
DHS said the vehicle was registered to a known criminal illegal alien with multiple alcohol-related driving offenses who is also wanted in Guatemala on a drunk-and-disorderly charge. Officers were trying to confirm who was behind the wheel. DHS said the driver fled at a high rate of speed and, in the interest of public safety, officers immediately ended the enforcement action. Local officials estimated the vehicle was traveling well over 100 miles per hour when it hit a tree and caught fire. DHS said ICE officers tried to render aid and extinguish the fire until Grand Rapids police and fire arrived. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
DHS identified the driver as Mario David Coronado-Juarez, not the registered owner. DHS said he is an illegal alien from Guatemala who was removed by Border Patrol in 2021 and later reentered the United States, a felony, at an unknown date and location.
DHS: “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public.”
Grand Rapids police said the crash was about 7:10 a.m. Sunday near Century Avenue SW and McKendrick Street, and that ICE personnel had tried to stop the vehicle before the driver fled. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has directed the Michigan State Police to review the law enforcement actions around the crash. Rep. Rashida Tlaib said ICE pursued Coronado-Juarez and caused the fatal crash. DHS said officers found the wreck nearly half a mile from where they had broken off the stop. Guatemala’s consul general in Chicago, Rosario Ovando, told NBC News that Coronado-Juarez was 36 and from San Marcos.
Sources: DHS — Grand Rapids statement (Sept. 24, 2026, 11:02 a.m. Pacific) | Detroit Free Press | NBC News
FOX 17 Grand Rapids: Wednesday report on the police account that the driver fled an attempted ICE stop and crashed. DHS issued its statement Thursday that officers had already discontinued the stop.
BREAKING 9/24: NEW JERSEY – HSI AND THE FBI ARREST A SENEGALESE LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT ACCUSED OF VOTING IN THREE GENERAL ELECTIONS
ENTERED IN 1993. GREEN CARD IN 2009. ACCUSED OF VOTING IN 2018, 2020, AND 2024. ARRESTED SEPT. 17. DHS said Thursday that a joint HSI and FBI investigation ended with the arrest of Sanata Coulibaly, a lawful permanent resident from Senegal, on charges that she illegally voted in New Jersey.
On Sept. 17, HSI New Jersey and FBI New Jersey executed a federal criminal arrest warrant charging Coulibaly with procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully and voting by an alien. DHS said evidence gathered by HSI indicates she illegally voted in the 2018, 2020, and 2024 general elections, and that she admitted voting in 2020 and 2024.
DHS said Coulibaly first entered the United States in September 1993 and was granted lawful permanent resident status in November 2009.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This alien from Senegal has been charged with procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully and voting by an alien after allegedly voting in THREE general elections in New Jersey. Sanctuary politicians can try to claim that this kind of voter fraud isn’t happening, but it’s very real and is a serious threat to our country. Non-citizens have no right to vote in our elections. The Trump Administration will always protect the integrity of our election systems so that only American citizens are electing American leaders.”
DHS said Mullin warned the New Jersey secretary of state in June, along with the secretaries of state of California, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, about non-citizens on voter rolls. The department said a preliminary review of state records found as many as 35,152 non-citizens registered to vote in New Jersey, and that Gov. Mikie Sherrill has admitted about 6,600 non-citizens were registered to vote in the state.
BREAKING 9/24: HOUSTON – ICE ARRESTS A PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED MEXICAN NATIONAL WITH A WEAPONS ARREST AND A FELONY RESISTING CONVICTION
ARRESTED SEPT. 23. PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED. UNLAWFUL WEAPON. FELONY RESISTING ARREST. ICE Houston said Thursday that officers arrested Omar Diaz Romero, a previously deported criminal illegal alien from Mexico, on Sept. 23 in Houston. The office said he has been arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon and convicted of felony resisting arrest.
Source: ICE Houston — arrest of Omar Diaz Romero (Sept. 24, 2026, 10:32 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: FAYETTE COUNTY – ICE HOUSTON AND 287(g) PARTNERS ARREST A HONDURAN NATIONAL CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS
RELEASED INTO THE COUNTRY IN 2024. CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS. ARRESTED SEPT. 23. ICE Houston said Thursday that officers, with 287(g) partners in Fayette County, arrested Jose Pacheco-Santos, a criminal alien from Honduras, on Sept. 23. The office said he was released into the United States in 2024 and was later convicted of criminal trespassing.
Source: ICE Houston — arrest of Jose Pacheco-Santos (Sept. 24, 2026, 10:31 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: NEW ORLEANS – ICE ARRESTS A MARSHALL ISLANDS NATIONAL CONVICTED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL AND BATTERY
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL. BATTERY. BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. ICE New Orleans said Thursday that officers arrested Leeroy Latior, a criminal illegal alien from the Marshall Islands. The office said he was convicted of possession of sexually explicit child material and battery in Benton County, Arkansas.
Source: ICE New Orleans — arrest of Leeroy Latior (Sept. 24, 2026, 6:43 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: PADRE ISLAND – BORDER PATROL, COAST GUARD, AND CBP AIR AND MARINE ARREST A U.S. CITIZEN DRIVER AND SIX NONCITIZENS HIDING IN THE DUNES
SUSPECTED HUMAN SMUGGLING. A COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT. A DRONE OVER THE DUNES. SIX FOUND HIDING. THE DRIVER ARRESTED. CBP Air and Marine Operations said Thursday that federal, state, and local partners disrupted a suspected human smuggling event near Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, on Sept. 23.
U.S. Border Patrol identified suspicious vehicles in the area. A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft located people associated with those vehicles. A Corpus Christi Marine Unit agent then deployed a small unmanned aircraft to support the officers moving in. The operation ended with the arrest of a U.S. citizen driver and six noncitizens found hiding in the dunes. CBP did not name them.
CBP Air and Marine: “From the air, on the ground, and across agencies, we will stop and arrest anyone attempting to cross our borders illegally.”
Source: CBP Air and Marine Operations — Padre Island smuggling arrests (Sept. 24, 2026, 7:53 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: SIERRA BLANCA – BORDER PATROL K-9 BOXY TRACKS DOWN FOUR ILLEGAL ALIENS
K-9 TRACK. FOUR IN CUSTODY. BIG BEND SECTOR. Big Bend Sector Border Patrol said Thursday that Sierra Blanca Station agents, assisted by K-9 Boxy, tracked and apprehended four subjects who had entered the United States illegally.
Acting Chief Patrol Agent Josh B. Barrett said the agents remain committed to securing the border and protecting communities. The sector did not name the four or give their nationalities.
Source: Big Bend Sector Border Patrol — K-9 Boxy track at Sierra Blanca (Sept. 24, 2026, 6:01 a.m. Pacific) | Local: KOSA — K-9 helps agents arrest four in Sierra Blanca
BREAKING 9/23: ELLENBURG – BORDER PATROL STOPS A SMUGGLER HAULING FOUR INDIAN NATIONALS IN FROM CANADA
NORTHERN BORDER. A U.S. CITIZEN RAN. CHARGED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING. FOUR INDIAN NATIONALS IN THE LOAD. Swanton Sector Border Patrol said Wednesday that Burke Station agents disrupted a human smuggling event near Ellenburg, New York.
A U.S. citizen fled from agents and was stopped. The sector said that person was charged under 8 U.S.C. § 1324 for transporting four Indian nationals who had illegally entered the United States from Canada. The sector did not name the driver or the four.
Acting Chief Patrol Agent Richard J. Fortunato said Swanton Sector will keep working to disrupt human smuggling and protect the communities it serves.
Source: Swanton Sector Border Patrol — Ellenburg smuggling stop (Sept. 23, 2026, 8:00 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: MOAB – ICE ARRESTS FOUR ILLEGAL ALIENS, TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS WITH REMOVAL ORDERS AND TWO TURKISH NATIONALS
TARGETED ENFORCEMENT ON SEPT. 21. TWO WITH DEPORTATION RECORDS. TWO FROM TURKEY. SHERIFF SAYS HE WAS NOT CALLED. ICE told local reporters it arrested four people in Moab, Utah, on Monday, Sept. 21, in a targeted enforcement operation. The agency described two Mexican nationals as having a final order of removal and a prior voluntary departure followed by illegal reentry, and identified the other two as Turkish nationals in the country illegally. ICE has not named them or said where they are being held.
ICE said it called the shared dispatch center and the Moab Police Department on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, ahead of the arrests, and that a sergeant called back to confirm the deputy chief was notified. ICE: “ICE strives to be a good partner with all law enforcement agencies including the MPD but any statement by the sheriff to say the department was not notified is false.” Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins said his office was not told in advance and did not take part.
Sources: KSL — ICE statement on the Moab operation (updated Sept. 22, 2026) | Moab Sun News | The Times-Independent
BREAKING 9/24: HOUSTON – ICE REMOVES GUATEMALAN FUGITIVE WANTED FOR RAPE
DEPORTED IN 2010. ALLEGED RAPE. BACK IN THE UNITED STATES. REMOVED SEPT. 23. ICE Houston said Thursday that officers, with ERO Guatemala and the SAFE task force, removed Manuel Cux Toy to Guatemala on Sept. 23. The office called him a previously deported criminal alien and a foreign fugitive wanted for rape.
ICE Houston said Cux Toy was deported to Guatemala in 2010. The office said he is alleged to have raped a woman twice in 2016, and that the victim became pregnant. ICE said he illegally reentered the United States on an unknown date and was not encountered again until officers arrested him on Sept. 14.
On arrival at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, ICE officers transferred Cux Toy to Guatemalan authorities to face prosecution for the alleged crimes.
Source: ICE Houston — removal of Manuel Cux Toy (Sept. 24, 2026, 6:50 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: DOUGLAS – ICE REMOVES MEXICAN NATIONAL CAUGHT WITH SEVEN OTHERS
DUI. DRUGS. ILLEGAL ENTRY. CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON. A CHILD-CRUELTY ARREST. SENT BACK TO MEXICO. ICE said Thursday that federal partners apprehended Jesus Camarillo Reyes along with seven other people in Douglas, Arizona, on Sept. 6. He refused to cooperate in his interview and admitted he is a Mexican national in the country illegally.
ICE said his convictions include DUI, drugs, illegal entry, and crimes against a person. The agency said he has been arrested multiple other times for drunk driving and once for child cruelty. ICE removed him to Mexico. The agency said President Trump has zero tolerance for illegal aliens, least of all criminal illegal aliens who try to reenter the country illegally.
Source: ICE official account — removal of Jesus Camarillo Reyes (Sept. 24, 2026, 6:05 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: MARLBOROUGH – ICE BOSTON ARRESTS GUATEMALAN TRUCK DRIVER WITH NO LICENSE AFTER A CRASH THAT SENT A CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL
NO CDL. NO DRIVER’S LICENSE. ILLEGAL TURN. A CHILD HOSPITALIZED. 31 MORE VIOLATIONS ON AN EARLIER STOP. ICE Boston said Thursday that officers arrested Maximo Garcia-Lopez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, on Sept. 18 after his alleged role in a tractor-trailer crash in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
ICE Boston said reports identify Garcia-Lopez as the driver who made an illegal turn and crashed into another vehicle. A young child in that vehicle needed emergency medical care and was hospitalized. The office said he has neither a commercial driver’s license nor a driver’s license.
Record checks show he was cited Sept. 4 as an unlicensed operator of a 60-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer in Connecticut for YMY Transport LLC of Virginia. ICE Boston said the inspection of that Freightliner found 31 additional violations.
Source: ICE Boston — arrest of Maximo Garcia-Lopez (Sept. 24, 2026, 3:36 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/24: EASTERN PACIFIC – COAST GUARD CUTTER TAMPA SEIZES MORE THAN 25,000 POUNDS OF COCAINE; 13 SUSPECTED SMUGGLERS TAKEN OFF THE BOATS
THREE INTERDICTIONS. SIX DAYS. MORE THAN 25,256 POUNDS. OPERATION PACIFIC VIPER NOW OVER 262,000 POUNDS. DHS said Thursday that the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in three Eastern Pacific interdictions and pushed Operation Pacific Viper past 260,000 pounds.
- Sept. 11, south of Costa Rica: about 3,100 kilograms (more than 6,800 pounds) of cocaine. Three suspected smugglers embarked. The go-fast was sunk as a hazard to navigation.
- Sept. 15, south of Panama: two suspected smuggling vessels. About 6,827 kilograms (more than 15,000 pounds) of cocaine. Six suspected smugglers embarked.
- Sept. 16, south of Panama: a go-fast stopped with warning shots and disabling fire. About 1,568 kilograms (3,456 pounds) of cocaine. Four suspected narco-terrorists interdicted.
DHS put the six-day total at 11,456 kilograms, more than 25,256 pounds, and said that is about 9.5 million potentially deadly doses. The Coast Guard has now seized about 119,165 kilograms, over 262,000 pounds, in Operation Pacific Viper.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “In just six days, the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in three interdictions, bringing the total amount of cocaine seized in Operation Pacific Viper to more than 260,000 pounds. Thanks to the hard work of the brave men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard, more than 9 million lethal doses of cocaine will never reach our shores.”
Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard: “Coast Guard crews are taking the fight to narco-terrorists in the maritime domain, denying them the routes they rely on to move drugs, money and violence, while protecting the homeland and disrupting transnational criminal organizations far from U.S. shores.”
BREAKING 9/23: REMOVED – ICE SENDS OUT RAPISTS, A MURDER SOLICITOR, AND DRUG TRAFFICKERS
CHILD MOLESTATION. RAPE. SOLICITATION OF MURDER. COCAINE. METH. WIRE FRAUD. REMOVED. ICE said Wednesday afternoon that gang members, rapists, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals have been removed. These 11 names are not on the arrest or removal lists already on this page. ICE did not list the courts or the conviction dates.
ICE: “Gang members, rapists, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals have been REMOVED by the patriots of ICE. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE will not be deterred from enforcing the immigration laws written by Congress.”
NAMED REMOVALS (per ICE, Sept. 23):
- Juan Matus (Mexico) — convicted of child molestation.
- Luis Enrique Acuna Vega (Mexico) — convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and DUI.
- Temitope Oluwaseun Bashua (Nigeria) — convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
- Carlos Gerardo Brindas-Guzman (Mexico) — convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
- Isaac Martinez-Flores (Mexico) — convicted of indecent liberties with a child.
- Noel Arrea-Martinez (Mexico) — convicted of rape and child molestation.
- Jose Miguel Rojas-Rosario (Dominican Republic) — convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine on board a vessel.
- Mario Eguizabal Sandoval (El Salvador) — convicted of a lewd act upon a child.
- Rafael Vargas-Baltazar (Mexico) — convicted of solicitation of murder.
- Edgar Obdulio Romero Vasquez (Guatemala) — convicted of attempted possession of 500 grams or more of cocaine with intent to distribute.
- Vicente Garcia-Valenzuela (Mexico) — convicted of criminal attempt aggravated sexual battery.
Source: ICE official account — removal thread (Sept. 23, 2026, 3:17 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: KANSAS – HSI ARRESTS NIGERIAN NATIONAL ACCUSED OF VOTING BY AN ALIEN AND A FALSE CITIZENSHIP CLAIM
ELECTION FRAUD. VOTING BY AN ALIEN. FALSE CLAIM OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP. BOTH FELONIES. HSI Kansas City said Wednesday that agents arrested George Olawunmi Johnson, of Nigeria, on Sept. 23 for crimes related to election fraud.
HSI said Johnson is accused of violating federal law on voting by aliens and on false claims of U.S. citizenship. The office said both are felony charges. Photos posted with the announcement show HSI agents with Johnson in custody at Johnson County, Kansas, Central Booking. HSI linked a U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas release on a Nigerian national indicted for illegally voting. ICE Chicago and HSI Chicago carried the same announcement.
Source: HSI Kansas City — arrest of George Olawunmi Johnson (Sept. 23, 2026, 2:56 p.m. Pacific)
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas — Nigerian national indicted for illegally voting
BREAKING 9/23: SEATTLE – ICE ARRESTS MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING ARREST
DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. STOLEN FIREARM. HELD FOR REMOVAL. ICE Seattle said officers arrested Agustin Castellanos-Cuevas, 25, an illegal alien from Mexico.
ICE Seattle said Auburn, Washington police arrested him in 2020 for a drive-by shooting and possession of a stolen firearm. The office said he will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Source: ICE Seattle — arrest of Agustin Castellanos-Cuevas (Sept. 23, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: PROGRESO – BORDER PATROL NABS PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED MEXICAN WANTED FOR HOMICIDE
HOMICIDE WARRANT IN MEXICO. FELONY ILLEGAL REENTRY. THEN BACK TO FACE MURDER CHARGES. The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol said Wednesday that agents apprehended a previously deported Mexican national attempting to illegally enter the United States near Progreso, Texas.
The chief said record checks showed an active homicide warrant in Mexico. He said the man now faces federal prosecution for felony illegal reentry before being repatriated to Mexico to face murder charges. Border Patrol did not name him.
BREAKING 9/23: CARRIZO SPRINGS – BORDER PATROL STOPS A CONVICTED FELON TRYING TO SNEAK BACK IN
MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF PRISON TIME. CAUGHT TRYING TO COME BACK. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol said Carrizo Springs agents caught a convicted felon attempting to sneak back into the United States.
The sector said his crimes have racked up more than 20 years of prison sentencing. It did not name him and did not list the convictions.
BREAKING 9/23: CHICAGO – ICE REMOVES MEXICAN HOMICIDE FUGITIVE CONVICTED OF ASSAULT AND ILLEGAL REENTRY
WANTED FOR HOMICIDE IN MEXICO. ASSAULT. ILLEGAL REENTRY MORE THAN ONCE. REMOVED. ICE Chicago said deportation officers removed Pedro Sandoval-Romero, 53, a criminal illegal alien and fugitive wanted for homicide in Mexico.
ICE Chicago said Sandoval-Romero was convicted of assault and of illegal reentry into the United States multiple times under the Clinton and Obama administrations.
Source: ICE Chicago — removal of Pedro Sandoval-Romero (Sept. 23, 2026, 12:32 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: EL PASO – ICE ARRESTS MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WANTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
FINAL ORDER OF REMOVAL. WANTED AT HOME. IN ICE CUSTODY. ICE El Paso said officers arrested Adrian Dozal, 43, an illegal alien from Mexico with a final order of removal.
ICE El Paso said Dozal is wanted for embezzlement in his home country. The office said he is in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
Source: ICE El Paso — arrest of Adrian Dozal (Sept. 23, 2026, 12:14 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, AND RAPISTS
MURDER. RAPE OF A CHILD. RAPE. ASSAULT. A NEW WEDNESDAY LIST. DHS said Wednesday that ICE yesterday arrested more criminal illegal aliens, including people convicted of murder, rape of a child, rape, and assault. These five names are not the Tuesday Worst of the Worst list already on this page.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove illegal aliens from our communities. Yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and other dangerous criminals. President Trump made a promise to the American people that he would Make America Safe Again, and DHS is delivering on that promise. We will never apologize for arresting and removing illegal aliens who should never have been in America in the first place.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept. 23):
- Esteban Enriquez-Munoz (Mexico) — convicted of murder, robbery, and assault in Orange, California.
- Viengxay Chaleunphong (Laos) — convicted of three counts of rape of a child and assault and battery on a child under 14 in Woburn, Massachusetts.
- Jendrick Ordonez-Calate (Guatemala) — convicted of rape in Sussex County, Delaware.
- Jorge Avila-Velez (Mexico) — convicted of possessing, viewing, or controlling 1,000 to 100,000 items of child sexual abuse material in Passaic, New Jersey.
- Hamza Boufnichal (Morocco) — convicted of obstruction, false identification, grand larceny, and assault and battery in Fairfax, Virginia.
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
Source: DHS — WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Rapists (Sept. 23, 2026)
BREAKING 9/23: RIO GRANDE VALLEY – BORDER PATROL CATCHES COCAINE SMUGGLERS AT A CHECKPOINT
CHECKPOINT. COCAINE. CHARGES. Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol said Wednesday that smugglers tried to sneak cocaine past a checkpoint and are facing charges.
The sector said the smugglers thought they could get the load through. It did not name them, did not give a weight, and did not name the checkpoint.
BREAKING 9/22: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS ORANGE COUNTY GANG MEMBER FROM MEXICO
BATTERY. GANG ACTIVITY. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON. HELD FOR AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE. ICE Los Angeles said officers arrested Luis Martinez, from Mexico, a gang member from Orange County.
ICE Los Angeles said he was sentenced to 5-plus years for battery and gang activity in 2019 and for aggravated assault with a weapon in 2025. The office said it will hold him until he appears before an immigration judge for removal proceedings.
Source: ICE Los Angeles — arrest of Luis Martinez (Sept. 22, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: ESSEX, MARYLAND – ICE ARRESTS MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH CHILD SEX OFFENSES ON HIS RECORD
SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A CHILD. SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR. IN ICE CUSTODY. ICE Washington, D.C. said officers arrested Victor Moreno-Jimenez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, in Essex, Maryland.
ICE Washington, D.C. said his criminal history includes sex offense against a child – fondling and sexual exploitation of a minor – sex performance. The office said he will remain in ICE custody.
Source: ICE Washington, D.C. — arrest of Victor Moreno-Jimenez (Sept. 22, 2026, 1:11 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: EL PASO – ICE REMOVES MEXICAN FUGITIVE WANTED FOR KIDNAPPING AND THEFT
FINAL ORDER OF REMOVAL. WANTED IN MEXICO. HANDED OVER AT THE STANTON STREET BRIDGE. ICE El Paso said officers removed Getzael Baltazar, an illegal alien from Mexico, and turned him over to Mexican authorities at the Stanton Street International Bridge.
ICE El Paso said Baltazar is a fugitive wanted for kidnapping and theft in his home country and that he had a final order of removal.
Source: ICE El Paso — removal of Getzael Baltazar (Sept. 22, 2026, 10:49 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: YUMA – BORDER PATROL SEIZES ABOUT 150 POUNDS OF METH ON INTERSTATE 8
WELLTON STATION. VEHICLE STOP. TURNED OVER TO THE DEA. Yuma Sector Border Patrol said Wellton Station agents on Sept. 9 disrupted a suspected narcotics smuggling attempt after a vehicle stop on Interstate 8.
The sector said agents found multiple packages containing about 150 pounds of methamphetamine. The subject and the narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Yuma Sector did not name the subject.
Source: Yuma Sector Border Patrol — Interstate 8 meth seizure (Sept. 22, 2026, 7:52 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: SAN DIEGO – ICE ARRESTS MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CONVICTED OF CARJACKING WITH A FIREARM
CARJACKING WITH A FIREARM. ASSAULT. UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA. IN ICE CUSTODY. ICE San Diego said Wednesday that officers arrested Cesar Valenzuela, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico.
ICE San Diego said his convictions include carjacking with a firearm, assault, and possession of unlawful paraphernalia. The office said he will remain in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
Source: ICE San Diego — arrest of Cesar Valenzuela (Sept. 23, 2026, 10:35 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS COLOMBIAN MAN SENTENCED FOR COCAINE ON A VESSEL
EIGHT-PLUS YEARS. COCAINE ON A VESSEL. IN ICE CUSTODY PENDING REMOVAL. ICE Los Angeles said officers arrested Jose Steven Estupinan Cuero, 42, from Colombia.
ICE Los Angeles said that in 2021 he was sentenced to 8-plus years in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute onboard a vessel. The office said he will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Source: ICE Los Angeles — arrest of Jose Steven Estupinan Cuero (Sept. 22, 2026, 5:38 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: HARLINGEN – ICE ARRESTS 223 ILLEGAL ALIENS IN A ONE-DAY OPERATION
223 ARRESTS. ONE DAY. MANY WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS. ICE Harlingen said Tuesday that a one-day operation resulted in the arrest of 223 illegal aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
ICE Harlingen said many of those arrested had criminal records. The office did not name them and did not give the date of the operation. It said officers will continue arresting and removing illegal aliens who pose a threat to communities.
Source: ICE Harlingen — 223 arrests in a one-day operation (Sept. 22, 2026, 1:13 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: LAKE LEWISVILLE – ICE DALLAS ARRESTS 121 DURING BOATING-SEASON SWEEP, INCLUDING TWO TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBERS
121 ARRESTS. TWO TREN DE ARAGUA. AN ILLEGAL LIVERY ON THE LAKE. ICE Dallas said Wednesday that officers arrested 121 people in an enforcement push around Lake Lewisville aimed at public safety and at backing local law enforcement during peak boating season.
ICE Dallas said the arrests included two Tren de Aragua gang members who were running an illegal livery operation. The office did not name them. ICE Dallas posted video of the operation with the announcement.
Source: ICE Dallas — Lake Lewisville enforcement arrests (Sept. 23, 2026, 9:55 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: EDINBURG – ICE DEPORTS MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN AFTER HIDALGO COUNTY HONORS A DETAINER
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. FOUR PRIOR VOLUNTARY RETURNS. DETAINER HONORED. DEPORTED. ICE said it deported Fortunato Ortiz-Ramirez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, after taking him from the Hidalgo County Jail in Edinburg, Texas, where he had served time for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
ICE said Ortiz-Ramirez had a violent criminal history and had voluntarily returned to Mexico after apprehension four previous times. The sheriff’s office honored the immigration detainer and transferred him to ICE when he was released.
Source: ICE official account — deportation of Fortunato Ortiz-Ramirez (Sept. 23, 2026, 9:15 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/23: SAN DIEGO – BORDER PATROL RETURNS MEXICAN NATIONAL WANTED IN MEXICO FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING
ILLEGALLY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. WANTED BY MEXICAN AUTHORITIES. HANDED TO THE FGR. U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector said agents apprehended a Mexican national who was illegally in the United States and wanted in Mexico for human smuggling.
The sector said agents worked with Mexico’s Fiscalia General de la Republica and returned him to Mexico to face justice. San Diego Sector did not name him.
BREAKING 9/22: PHILADELPHIA – ICE ARRESTS BRAZILIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CONVICTED OF LEWDNESS OBSERVED BY A CHILD
2022 CONVICTION. A CHILD UNDER 13 SAW IT. PRIOR CHARGES. NOW IN ICE CUSTODY. ICE Philadelphia said officers arrested Samuel Nunes-de Almeida, an illegal alien from Brazil, in Philadelphia on Aug. 27.
ICE Philadelphia said he was convicted in 2022 of lewdness observed by a child under 13, after prior charges involving endangering sexual contact with a child. The office said he is now in ICE custody.
Source: ICE Philadelphia — arrest of Samuel Nunes-de Almeida (Sept. 22, 2026, 3:22 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: NEW ORLEANS – ICE ARRESTS HONDURAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WHO ADMITTED UNLAWFUL VOTER REGISTRATION
ORDER OF REMOVAL. FORMAL STATEMENT TO ICE. HE REGISTERED TO VOTE UNLAWFULLY. ICE New Orleans said officers arrested Edwin Yoel Rojas-Oyuela, an illegal alien from Honduras with an order of removal, during targeted enforcement in New Orleans.
ICE New Orleans said Rojas-Oyuela swore in a formal statement to ICE officers that he unlawfully registered to vote.
Source: ICE New Orleans — arrest of Edwin Yoel Rojas-Oyuela (Sept. 22, 2026, 2:03 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: EL CENTRO – BORDER PATROL AND MEXICAN FORCES STOP FOUR BEFORE THEY CROSS; ONE HAS A PRIOR SMUGGLING ARREST
LIFE JACKETS. SPONGES ON THEIR SHOES. TWENTY YARDS SOUTH OF THE FENCE. ONE RAN. ALL FOUR CAUGHT. El Centro Sector Border Patrol said a mirror patrol with Mexico’s Defensa spotted four people about 20 yards south of the international border fence, preparing to enter the United States illegally.
The sector said the group was in life jackets, with sponges on their shoes, hiding in the brush. One tried to run. All four were apprehended. Record checks showed the runner had a prior alien smuggling arrest in the El Centro area of responsibility.
BREAKING 9/22: HOUSTON – ICE ARRESTS TWO REPEAT DEPORTEES, ONE OF THEM REMOVED FOUR TIMES
FOUR DEPORTATIONS. TWO DWI CONVICTIONS. A SECOND MAN, TWICE REMOVED, CONVICTED OF ASSAULT. ICE Houston said officers on Sept. 21 arrested two criminal illegal aliens who had entered the country illegally more than once and had criminal convictions.
Javier Alonzo Morales, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, had been deported four times. ICE Houston said his convictions include illegal entry, prostitution, evading arrest, failure to stop and give information, and driving while intoxicated twice.
Rolando Ponce Amelcar, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, had been deported twice. ICE Houston said he was convicted of assault causing bodily harm.
BREAKING 9/23: DALLAS – HSI ARRESTS NIGERIAN LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT INDICTED FOR FALSE STATEMENTS ON A NATURALIZATION APPLICATION
FALSE DENIAL. CLAIMED CITIZENSHIP. REGISTERED TO VOTE. VOTED. CHARGED AFTER A FEDERAL INDICTMENT IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. Homeland Security Investigations said Wednesday that HSI Dallas is still investigating alleged election-related fraud and false claims to U.S. citizenship.
HSI said Joshua Nmelichukwu Akpom, a 27-year-old Nigerian citizen and lawful permanent resident, was arrested following a federal indictment in the Northern District of Texas. He is charged with making false statements in relation to naturalization. According to the indictment, as described by HSI, Akpom allegedly falsely denied on his naturalization application that he had previously claimed U.S. citizenship, registered to vote, or voted.
BREAKING 9/23: WALTHAM – ICE BOSTON ARRESTS GUATEMALAN ILLEGAL ALIEN FACING STRANGULATION AND MURDER-THREAT CHARGES
THREE COUNTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. STRANGULATION. THREATS TO COMMIT MURDER. A PRIOR ARREST FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. ICE Boston said officers arrested Luis Alberto Suchite Garcia, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, on Sept. 8 during targeted operations in Waltham, Massachusetts.
ICE Boston said his criminal history includes pending charges for three counts of domestic violence, strangulation or suffocation, and threats to commit murder. The agency said he was previously arrested for domestic violence, strangulation or suffocation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and violation of an abuse prevention order.
Source: ICE Boston — Waltham arrest of Luis Alberto Suchite Garcia (Sept. 23, 2026, 3:33 a.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: LOS ANGELES – ICE ARRESTS SOUTH SUDANESE MAN SENTENCED FOR EXHIBITING A DEADLY WEAPON TO A POLICE OFFICER
FOUR YEARS. DEADLY WEAPON. FINAL ORDER OF REMOVAL FROM 2011. IN ICE CUSTODY PENDING REMOVAL. ICE Los Angeles said officers arrested James Yuot, 45, from South Sudan. ICE said that in 2025 Yuot was sentenced to four years in prison for exhibiting a deadly weapon to a police officer to avoid arrest.
ICE said a final order of removal was issued in 2011. The agency said he will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
Source: ICE Los Angeles — arrest of James Yuot (Sept. 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: CARIBBEAN – CBP AIR AND MARINE AND THE COAST GUARD SEIZE 288 KILOS OF COCAINE; TWO DOMINICANS DETAINED
GO-FAST. CREW STARTED DUMPING THE LOAD. EIGHT BALES PULLED BACK. 288 KILOS. TWO DOMINICAN NATIONALS IN CUSTODY. Joint Interagency Task Force South said a U.S. Coast Guard aerial patrol detected a suspicious go-fast in the Caribbean, and CBP Air and Marine Operations crews moved in with the Coast Guard.
JIATF South said the crew began jettisoning contraband. Responders stopped the vessel, recovered the bales, and detained two people. The tally: 8 bales, 288 kilograms of cocaine, and two Dominican nationals detained. CBP Air and Marine reposted the result the same afternoon.
Sources: JIATF South — Caribbean go-fast cocaine interdiction (Sept. 22, 2026, 1:07 p.m. Pacific) | CBP Air and Marine Operations repost (Sept. 22, 2026)
BREAKING 9/22: CHICAGO – ICE SERVES A WARRANT ON A LATIN KINGS MEMBER IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS AND ARRESTS A CONVICTED RAPIST IN COOK COUNTY
CHICAGO HEIGHTS RESIDENCE. LATIN KINGS. A WARRANT. THEN A CONVICTED RAPIST IN COOK COUNTY. ICE said Enforcement and Removal Operations Chicago served a warrant on a member of the Latin Kings street gang at his home in Chicago Heights and arrested a convicted rapist in Cook County.
ICE posted the operation video Tuesday morning. The agency did not name either man in the post.
BREAKING 9/21: BATON ROUGE – THREE ILLEGAL ALIENS PLEAD GUILTY IN AN HSI SEX-TRAFFICKING CASE
FORCE, FRAUD, AND COERCION. ONLINE ADS. WOMEN SOLD FOR SEX ACROSS LOUISIANA. NO SAFE HAVEN. ICE said three illegal aliens pleaded guilty in a Baton Rouge sex-trafficking ring uncovered by Homeland Security Investigations.
- Maurilio Lazcano-Vargas (Mexico) — pleaded guilty to sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. ICE said he sold women for sex at locations across Louisiana by placing online ads through social media and computer apps.
- Zabdi Guzman-Diaz — pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. ICE said he supported the operation.
- Edyn Efrain-Arevalo — pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. ICE said he supported the operation.
ICE: “Sex traffickers have NO SAFE HAVEN. They will be found and face justice.”
Source: ICE official account — Baton Rouge sex-trafficking guilty pleas (Sept. 21, 2026, 4:35 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/21: DEPORTED – ICE NAMES THE WEEKEND REMOVALS: FENTANYL, COCAINE, KIDNAPPING, CHILD SEX ASSAULT
NOT THE ARREST ROUNDUP ALREADY ON THIS PAGE. THESE ARE REMOVALS. ICE said the men and women of the agency worked through the weekend and that drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other criminal illegal aliens have been deported. ICE named these removals Monday afternoon:
- Guillermo Sergio Alvarez Ramirez (Mexico) — convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
- Jeison Cambindo-Baharona (Colombia) — convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel.
- Jesus Humberto Barocio-Zuniga (Mexico) — convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
- Brayan Policiano Gutierrez Ramirez (Guatemala) — convicted of two counts of unlawful imprisonment and two counts of domestic violence.
- Henry Yovany Sunun Sutuj (Guatemala) — convicted of sexual assault; victim 13-15 years old.
- Binley Castro Chillambo (Colombia) — convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance onboard a vessel.
- Antonio Gonzalez-Gutierez (Mexico) — convicted of aggravated sexual assault; victim 13-16 years old.
- Saul Ivan Tejada Cervantes (Mexico) — convicted of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.
- Shedrack Umukoro (Nigeria) — convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
- Sergio Alberto Holguin Mata (Mexico) — convicted of importation of a quantity of cocaine.
- Luis Romero-Colato (El Salvador) — convicted of felony robbery use of firearm and kidnapping.
- Alexander Javier Henrriquez (Nicaragua) — convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Source: ICE official account — weekend removals thread (Sept. 21, 2026, 2:49 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: AUSTIN – POLICE RELEASE THREE VIDEOS IN THE ICE SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
DASH CAM. CELL PHONE. BODY CAM. THREE GUNSHOTS. HE WAS STILL IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT. Austin police on Tuesday afternoon released three videos from the investigation into Sunday’s officer-involved shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, the Venezuelan illegal alien DHS says entered under the Biden administration and has a final order of removal.
Chief Lisa Davis said the Austin Police Department was not involved in the shooting and that city officers responded after it. She said an off-duty APD detective who was nearby — not publicly identified — recorded the first two videos on a personal dashboard camera and a personal cellphone. The dash-cam video shows the earlier stop, about 14 minutes before the shooting: ICE agents in black vehicles with a blue vehicle. Davis said the cellphone video shows those same vehicles about 200 yards away. Sirens are heard, then three gunshots.
The third video is body-worn camera from a responding Austin officer. The Austin American-Statesman reported it shows Garces Perez in the driver’s seat of a blue Toyota, with ICE officers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers around the vehicle. The Austin officer puts on blue gloves and helps him out, then asks, “Is he under arrest?” The agents say he is. He is handcuffed and told to sit on the curb. An officer tells another to get shears and cut his shirt off.
Davis said the investigation is ongoing and that APD is limited in what it can release. A federal judge has ordered Garces Perez to appear in person Sept. 30 in San Antonio. DHS says he remains in federal custody pending removal.
Sources: Austin American-Statesman — APD releases three videos (Sept. 22, 2026, 4:20 p.m. update) | KVUE — Chief Davis briefing releasing the videos (Sept. 22, 2026)
BREAKING 9/22: DHS CORRECTS THE RECORD – AUSTIN ILLEGAL ALIEN’S WORK PERMIT EXPIRED IN 2025; HE HAD A FINAL REMOVAL ORDER
NO VALID WORK PERMIT. NO PROTECTIVE STATUS. ENTERED ILLEGALLY UNDER BIDEN. ORDERED REMOVED. TARGETED VEHICLE STOP. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday published a correct-the-record statement on the North Austin shooting of a criminal illegal alien by an ICE officer.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Sanctuary politicians and the mainstream media have wasted no time in spreading lies about an ICE officer-involved shooting of an illegal alien in Austin, Texas. Contrary to their claims, this person is an illegal alien who has no legal status to be here and has been given some of the best medical care he’s ever received in his life. No amount of smears and false narratives will slow down ICE from doing its job by removing dangerous illegal aliens from our communities and making America safe again. Sanctuary politicians may continue to shamelessly protect illegal aliens, but the Trump Administration will remain focused on protecting the American people.”
- CLAIM: ICE refused to remove the bullet. FACT: False. ICE does not advise, and is not the authority on, a medical procedure at a hospital.
- CLAIM: He had a valid work permit. FACT: False. The work permit expired in 2025. A work permit does not grant legal status.
- CLAIM: He was ordered removed in absentia. FACT: Yes. DHS said that is why aliens must show up to removal proceedings. An address change does not end the legal obligation.
- CLAIM: He is here legally. FACT: False. He is in the U.S. illegally. He entered illegally under the Biden administration, had no valid work permit, had no protective status, and had a final order of removal from a Department of Justice immigration judge.
- CLAIM: He has received no pain medication. FACT: False. DHS said he is receiving medical care around the clock, including pain medication.
- CLAIM: He was forced to sleep on the floor. FACT: False. DHS said he was released from the hospital, arrived at the detention facility hours later, and slept on a bed.
- CLAIM: ICE targeted him indiscriminately. FACT: False. He was the subject of a targeted vehicle stop. DHS said what makes someone a target is whether they are in the United States illegally.
- CLAIM: ICE needs to get out of Austin. FACT: False. DHS said ICE will not slow down and will not leave Austin.
DHS said resisting officers and evading arrest is a felony and a federal crime, and told sanctuary politicians to stop encouraging it. The statement named webinars, videos, and guides from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Dan Goldman, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom that DHS said advised illegal aliens how to defy ICE.
BREAKING 9/22: ICE NAMES MORE OF YESTERDAY’S ARRESTS – CHILD SEX OFFENSE, FENTANYL, COCAINE, HIT AND RUN
INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH A CHILD. STRANGULATION. FIVE KILOS OF COCAINE. FENTANYL CONSPIRACY. COCAINE IMPORTATION. HIT AND RUN. A FIREARM. ICE on Tuesday posted another set of criminal illegal aliens the agency said it removed from the street yesterday. These names are not in the separate DHS “Worst of the Worst” release already on this page.
ICE: “Illegal aliens have NO PLACE in our country. Yesterday, ICE got pedophiles, drug smugglers, and other worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens OFF our streets and OUT of our communities.”
- Emanuel Nehemias Moreno-Diaz (El Salvador) — convicted of alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
- Luis Aragon Peralta (Mexico) — convicted of assault by strangulation.
- Carlos Isael Cervantes-Barrientos (Mexico) — convicted of indecent liberties with a child.
- Luis Adrian Gonzalez-Ruiz (Mexico) — convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine.
- Jesus Barreto Sanchez (Mexico) — convicted of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.
- Jose Humberto Guerrero Hernandez (Mexico) — convicted of importation of cocaine.
- Oscar Ortiz (El Salvador) — convicted of hit and run.
Source: ICE official account — yesterday’s arrests thread (Sept. 22, 2026, 2:46 p.m. Pacific)
BREAKING 9/22: AUSTIN – JUDGE SETS SEPT. 30 HEARING FOR THE VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN SHOT BY ICE; SHOOTING OFFICER WAS NOT WEARING HIS BODY CAMERA
SEPT. 30. IN PERSON. SAN ANTONIO. BULLET STILL IN HIM. THE OFFICER WHO FIRED HAD BEEN ISSUED A BODY CAMERA AND WAS NOT WEARING IT. Court records show U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the Western District of Texas set a hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 30, and ordered Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, to appear in person. Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said that order means he cannot be deported before the hearing. NBC News reported she said a federal judge granted an emergency order temporarily blocking deportation proceedings.
NBC News, citing two Department of Homeland Security officials, reported Tuesday that the ICE officer who shot Garces Perez on Sunday had been issued a body camera and was not wearing it during the shooting. The officials said it was not clear why. Another ICE officer in the same vehicle was wearing a body camera. That camera captured only partial footage and does not include the moment of the shooting, the officials said. Fox News, citing multiple federal law enforcement sources, also reported the shooting officer was not wearing a body camera, and that he is a new ICE recruit with prior U.S. Border Patrol experience.
Lincoln-Goldfinch said Garces Perez was discharged from a hospital around midnight and taken back to the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall. She said the gunshot fractured his clavicle, he has significant swelling, he is wearing a sling, and he is now on Tylenol and ibuprofen after earlier receiving morphine. She said he remains in isolation on a flat bed and that his tablet was taken away. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday that ICE sent him back to Pearsall with a bullet lodged next to his spine after he lost movement on his left side. Castro said he and Rep. Greg Casar plan to visit him Wednesday and demand his release.
The Travis County District Attorney’s Office sent a letter to DHS and ICE leadership asking that Garces Perez stay in the country as a material witness in the criminal investigation of the shooting, NBC News reported. Fox News reported the letter went to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE Director David Venturella. Fox also reported Casar and more than 100 members of Congress signed a separate letter demanding his release for medical treatment. That letter said: “Mr. Garces Perez is a key witness to this shooting, and given ICE’s history of obscuring the facts in similar investigations, he must not be removed.”
DHS said Sunday that Garces Perez is an illegal alien from Venezuela who illegally entered under the Biden administration, had a final order of removal, was stable, and is in federal custody pending removal. A senior administration official told NBC News he had no criminal history beyond being in the country illegally. Lincoln-Goldfinch says he entered legally, was seeking asylum, missed an immigration hearing because the notice went to an old address, and was ordered removed in absentia.
The Austin American-Statesman reported Tuesday that private-camera video shows an earlier stop at 12:42 p.m. Sunday — two unmarked black SUVs, emergency lights on the rear vehicle — 14 minutes before the shooting at Research Boulevard and West Anderson Lane. The paper said the footage appears inconsistent with parts of the account Garces Perez and his attorney gave Monday. Lincoln-Goldfinch told the Statesman she could not confidently reconstruct the chain of events without ICE dash-camera and body-camera footage, and that her client said he was not trying to flee.
Sources: NBC News — ICE officer who shot man in Austin was issued a body cam but was not wearing it (Sept. 22, 2026, updated 4:33 p.m. ET) | New York Times — Federal judge sets Sept. 30 hearing (Sept. 22, 2026) | Washington Post — court records, in-person Sept. 30 hearing (Sept. 22, 2026) | Fox News — attorney says removal blocked; DA and congressional letters; officer background (Sept. 22, 2026) | Austin American-Statesman — earlier-stop video (Sept. 22, 2026)
BREAKING 9/22: TEXAS – DHS NAMES WORST ILLEGAL ALIENS ICE ARRESTED IN THE STATE AFTER AUSTIN SANCTUARY ATTACKS
TERRORISTS. PEDOPHILES. DRUG TRAFFICKERS. FUGITIVES WANTED FOR MURDER. DHS on Tuesday published a Texas roster after sanctuary politicians in Austin attacked ICE. The statement landed in the fight over Sunday’s officer-involved shooting of a Venezuelan illegal alien in North Austin.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “The men and women of ICE have arrested some of the most heinous criminal illegal aliens in Texas, including terrorists, pedophiles, drug traffickers, and fugitives wanted for murder. DHS will never apologize for removing these criminals from our communities, because deporting illegal aliens saves lives. If sanctuary politicians like the Mayor of Austin had their priorities straight, they’d stop putting the needs of illegal aliens over the safety of the American people.”
DHS said ICE came under attack from Texas politicians, including:
- Rep. Greg Casar said “we will all be more safe when ICE gets the hell out of Austin, Texas.”
- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who DHS said falsely claimed illegal aliens “are not posing any danger to our community and are contributing to our community,” and that ICE “acts in a secretive way as if it’s above the law.”
- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, who DHS said falsely claimed ICE has a “rogue nature” and foments chaos.
- Austin City Councilwoman Krista Laine, who DHS said falsely claimed ICE is “terrorizing our cities and threatening the safety of our residents.”
AMONG THE WORST DHS LISTED:
- Nazira Haji Zada (Afghanistan), formerly of Fort Worth — deported in September 2026 after she supported a plot to commit an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day 2024. Now permanently inadmissible.
- Pedro Luis Ortiz-Mendez and Jose Vicente Ortiz-Mendez (Mexico) — fugitives arrested by ICE in Arlington in August 2025. Both wanted for multiple murders in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
- Pedro Trejo Reyes (Mexico) — arrested by ICE in July 2025. Texas conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting his 12-year-old niece, resulting in her pregnancy and a miscarriage in 2011, plus driving while intoxicated. Deported July 17, 2025.
- Eduardo Aguilar (Mexico) — arrested in October 2025 after a Spanish TikTok video soliciting the murder of ICE agents and offering a $10,000 reward.
- Jose Fuentes-Sanchez (Mexico) — arrested by ICE in September 2026. Convictions for evading arrest or detention using a vehicle and resisting an officer in Austin.
- Sergio Ehuan-Canul (Mexico) — arrested by ICE in September 2026. Conviction for attempted indecency with a child — sexual contact in Randall County.
- Francisco Sanchez-Villarreal (Mexico) — arrested by ICE in September 2026. Conviction for possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine in McAllen.
- Nolasco Bautista-Santiago (Mexico) — arrested by ICE in August 2026. Conviction for indecency with a child — sexual contact in Edinburg.
- Jesus Ivan Alvarez-Ceteno (Mexico) — arrested by ICE in August 2026. Convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and illegal possession of a machine gun in Dallas.
Source: DHS — DHS Highlights Worst Illegal Aliens Arrested in Texas (Sept. 22, 2026)
BREAKING 9/21: AUSTIN – ICE OFFICER SHOOTS VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH A FINAL REMOVAL ORDER DURING NORTH AUSTIN OPERATION
FINAL ORDER OF REMOVAL. ENTERED UNDER BIDEN. SHOT ONCE IN THE TORSO. STABLE. IN FEDERAL CUSTODY PENDING REMOVAL. An ICE officer shot a man Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20, during a law enforcement operation in North Austin, near Anderson Square and Research Boulevard. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said city officers were not involved in the operation or the shooting.
DHS said Homeland Security Investigations, with FBI assistance, is leading the investigation into the officer-involved shooting of an illegal alien from Venezuela who illegally entered under the Biden administration and had a final order of removal. DHS said his condition is stable and he is in federal custody pending removal. Austin officials said he was shot once in the torso and was serious but stable at the hospital.
Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, a Venezuelan national, and said he was driving for DoorDash. She has disputed DHS’s account of his immigration status. The Associated Press reported Monday that the attorney said he was moved to the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall with a bullet still lodged in his back, and that he was back in a hospital by Monday night. DHS has not given a public account of why the officer fired.
KVUE Austin: scanner audio from the moments before the Sunday North Austin shooting, and DHS’s statement that he was in the country illegally with a final order of removal (published Sept. 21, 2026).
BREAKING 9/21: DHS RENEWS THE MASS INFLUX FINDING FOR 180 DAYS AND AGAIN ASKS ALL 50 STATES FOR HELP
180 MORE DAYS. EVERY STATE ASKED TO ASSIST. 2,120,058 ALIENS WITH FINAL REMOVAL ORDERS STILL ON THE NON-DETAINED DOCKET. Secretary Markwayne Mullin extended the Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens for another 180 days. The notice, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 21, is effective immediately. It asks state and local governments in all 50 states to help administer the immigration laws.
The prior extension, signed by then-Secretary Kristi Noem, ran until Sept. 17, 2026. Mullin wrote that an actual or imminent mass influx is still arriving at the southern border and that the circumstances endanger the lives, property, safety, or welfare of residents of all 50 states. He said a D.C. Circuit ruling still blocks DHS from directly repatriating apprehended aliens under the Invasion Proclamation and forces expedited-removal processing instead.
FIGURES IN THE NOTICE: As of Aug. 12, 2026, ICE held 67,022 people in detention against a stated capacity of 80,700 (83 percent). From Oct. 1, 2025, through Aug. 11, 2026, ICE removed 215,447 aliens with criminal convictions or pending criminal charges. From March 1 through Aug. 11, 2026, ICE arrested 214,992 aliens — 121,055 with convictions or pending charges, 452 known or suspected terrorists, and 2,700 suspected gang members. As of Aug. 11, 2,120,058 aliens with final orders of removal were on the non-detained docket. In July 2026, CBP encountered 353 criminal aliens at the border and seized 969.57 pounds of fentanyl inside 24,996.19 pounds of illicit narcotics. DHS recorded 22 assaults on CBP officers or agents that month, and said aliens assaulted or used force against 231 ICE ERO officers from February 2026 through the end of July 2026.
BREAKING 9/22: NEW BRAUNFELS – ICE LODGES DETAINERS ON TWO MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIENS CHARGED IN HEAD-ON THAT KILLED A FATHER AND INJURED HIS 3-YEAR-OLD
INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. EVADING ARREST. ONE DEAD. A 3-YEAR-OLD HURT. THE PASSENGER RAN AND HID IN A GARAGE. DHS says ICE lodged detainers with the Guadalupe County Jail asking Texas not to release two criminal illegal aliens from Mexico charged after a fatal head-on crash in New Braunfels.
According to DHS, citing local reporting, Alex “Bubba” Nunez, 27, was killed in the Sept. 12 head-on crash. His 3-year-old daughter was injured. Police identified the driver who crashed into Nunez as Rafael Alejandro Arreguin-Ramirez, an illegal alien from Mexico, charged with intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His passenger, Alejandro Aguillen Acosta, also an illegal alien from Mexico, was charged with evading arrest and criminal trespass after he fled the scene and hid in a nearby garage. ICE lodged detainers for both the day after they were arrested.
IMMIGRATION HISTORY (per DHS): Arreguin-Ramirez illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location. Aguillen Acosta first illegally entered through Texas in March 2023 and was granted a voluntary return to Mexico. He illegally re-entered through New Mexico in January 2025 and was deported that same month. He then illegally entered a third time — a felony — at an unknown date and location.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “These two illegal aliens from Mexico have been charged with intoxicated manslaughter, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and evading arrest for their involvement in a fatal head-on collision in Texas that killed a man and injured a 3-year-old. Alex Nunez should still be alive today because this tragedy was completely preventable. ICE has lodged detainers asking our partners in Texas to cooperate with us so that these criminals can be removed from our country after they face justice. My thoughts and prayers are with Alex Nunez’s family, as well as for the child’s speedy recovery.”
KENS 5 San Antonio: parents of Alex Nunez speak after the Sept. 12 New Braunfels head-on crash (published Sept. 15, 2026).
BREAKING 9/22: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, SEXUAL PREDATORS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
LEWD ACTS WITH A CHILD. FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE. COCAINE CONSPIRACY. DRUG TRAFFICKING. DHS says ICE arrested more worst-of-the-worst criminal illegal aliens yesterday, including a Pakistani registered sex offender convicted in Sacramento and a Brazilian convicted of forcible sexual abuse in Salt Lake City.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept. 22):
- Jawwad Ali Ahmed (Pakistan), 52 – lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 (Sacramento, CA). ICE Los Angeles says the registered sex offender was sentenced in 2024 to 3 years in prison and placed into removal proceedings.
- Alexandre Esdras Pandolfi-Soares (Brazil) – forcible sexual abuse (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Carlos Robles-Trejo (Mexico) – manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to distribute cocaine (Chicago, IL)
- Omar Sanchez-Arrequin (Mexico) – drug trafficking and resisting arrest (Indian River County, FL)
- Rapheal Oludemilada Adebowale (Nigeria) – larceny and money laundering (Bridgewater, MA)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove illegal aliens from our communities. Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual predators, drug traffickers, and other dangerous criminals. President Trump has made it clear: Illegal aliens are NOT welcome in our nation. If you’re in America illegally, we will hunt you down, arrest you, and send you back to where you came from.”
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Sexual Predators, and Drug Traffickers (Sept. 22, 2026). Ahmed details: ICE Los Angeles (Sept. 22, 2026).
BREAKING 9/22: BORDER PATROL DEL RIO – FOUR ILLEGAL ALIENS RESCUED FROM LOCKED TRAIN CAR; ONE DEAD IN EARLIER LOCK-IN
FOURTH TIME IN THREE WEEKS. SAME RAIL SIDING NEAR KNIPPA. DOORS LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE. NO FOOD. NO WATER. ONE DEAD ON SEPT. 11. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued four illegal aliens locked inside a freight car by smugglers just before dawn on Sept. 16.
Uvalde Station agents were inspecting a stationary freight train on a rail siding near Knippa when a canine alerted on an autorack car hauling automobiles. Inside, agents found four people with no way out: three Mexican nationals and one Chinese national. They were taken to the Uvalde Station for processing.
CBP says this is the fourth autorack lock-in at the same siding in three weeks. On Sept. 11, agents found two people locked in an autorack car, one of whom was deceased. Homeland Security Investigations is investigating that death. Earlier rescues at the same siding — eight people on Aug. 30, including a child, and three people on Sept. 7 — were already reported on this page.
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “This is the work of criminal alien smugglers who have no regard for human life. Doors on freight cars are locked externally, and migrants are trapped for an indefinite amount of time without food or water. No one should believe the lies of smugglers who say they can provide safety because they only care about the money they can gain by exploiting vulnerable people.”
Source: CBP – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue four from locked train car (Sept 22, 2026)
BREAKING 9/21: WORST OF THE WORST – WEEKEND ICE SWEEP NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, RAPISTS, ARMED ROBBERS
MURDER. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD. RAPE. ARMED ROBBERY. KIDNAPPING. HEROIN TRAFFICKING. DHS says ICE spent the weekend arresting more worst-of-the-worst criminal illegal aliens convicted of murder, sexual assault on children, rape, and armed robbery.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 21):
- Rogelio Mendez-Rodriguez (Mexico) – murder (Staten Island, NY)
- Mykhaylo Kofel (Ukraine) – second-degree murder and burglary with assault or battery (Miami, FL)
- Kingsley Nathaniel Rowe (Jamaica) – aggravated manslaughter, robbery, and possession of a firearm for unlawful purpose (Newark, NJ)
- Jose Mancheme-Morales (Guatemala) – involuntary manslaughter (Westminster, MD)
- Joaquin Hernandez-Ayala (El Salvador) – sexual assault of a minor under 14 (Clark County, NV)
- Jose Antonio Ortiz (El Salvador) – lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 (Santa Ana, CA)
- Reynaldo Mora-Antonio (Mexico) – sex abuse of a minor, rape, and child abuse (Montgomery County, MD)
- Luis Callejas (Mexico) – rape, robbery, and carjacking (Fairfax, VA)
- Noel Ayona-Arellanes (Mexico) – second-degree forcible sex offense (Cabarrus County, NC)
- Leeroy Latior (Marshall Islands) – possession of sexually explicit child material and battery (Benton County, AR)
- Billy Montes-Ruiz (El Salvador) – kidnapping, robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, and assault with a firearm (Fullerton, CA)
- Eduardo Aguinaga-Campos (Mexico) – aggravated assault with a weapon (Nashville, TN)
- Samuel Granados-Duarte (Mexico) – trafficking in heroin and possession of heroin (Fairfield County, OH)
- Heriberto Lopez-Trevino (Mexico) – larceny, alien smuggling, and illegal re-entry (McAllen, TX)
- Cristhian David Velez-Alejandro (Ecuador) – conspiracy to distribute cocaine while aboard a vessel (Florida)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “While Americans were enjoying their weekends, the brave men and women of ICE risked their lives to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and armed robbers and deliver on President Trump’s promise to make America safe again. Under the Trump Administration, ICE will always put the American people first. We will not stop targeting, arresting, and removing illegal aliens to protect American communities.”
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 9/21: CBP AND COAST GUARD – 23 ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED OFF ANGELFISH CREEK, 13 OF THEM CHINESE
OPERATION VIGILANT SENTRY. 27-FOOT CUDDY CABIN. AIRCRAFT SPOTTED THEM IN THE DARK. BOAT SEIZED. NOBODY MADE LANDFALL. CBP Air and Marine Operations and the U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a smuggling boat near Angelfish Creek, Florida, and took 23 illegal aliens into custody.
On Sept. 15, an Air and Marine Operations Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft on an Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol detected a surface target off the Florida coast. Marine Interdiction Agents from the Miami Marine Unit and the Key Largo Marine Unit coordinated with the Coast Guard and stopped the 27-foot vessel without incident.
ON THE BOAT (per CBP, Sept 21):
- 1 suspected smuggler – Cuban national
- 13 Chinese nationals
- 8 Ecuadorian nationals
- 1 Dominican national
The group was transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent for processing. Authorities seized the boat.
CBP Air and Marine Operations Southeast Region Executive Director Andres Blanco: “Attempting to enter the United States illegally by sea is extremely dangerous and will not go undetected. This interdiction demonstrates the strength of our maritime partnerships and our commitment to stopping human smuggling organizations before they can put more lives at risk. Those who attempt these dangerous voyages face arrest, prosecution, removal, and the very real possibility of losing their lives at sea.”
Lt. Corryn Ulrich, commanding officer of Pablo Valent: “The U.S. border remains secure due to highly capable teams and coordinated interagency enforcement. We remain ready to save lives and enforce federal law at sea.”
New York Post: CBP and Coast Guard footage of the Sept. 15 Angelfish Creek smuggling-boat interdiction (published Sept. 21, 2026).
BREAKING 9/21: ACTIVIST CALIFORNIA COURT FREES MS-13 MEMBER AFTER DEPORTATION ORDER
MS-13. SHERMAN OAKS. IMMIGRATION JUDGE CALLED HIM A FLIGHT RISK AND A DANGER. ORDERED DEPORTED AUG. 7. DISTRICT COURT SPRUNG HIM SEPT. 9. DHS says a federal court in California ordered the release of David Eduardo Mejia-Martinez, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and a documented MS-13 member, from ICE custody.
ICE HSI and ERO arrested him Nov. 4, 2025, during a targeted operation in Sherman Oaks. DHS says his record includes a prior arrest for disorderly conduct: prostitution. He illegally entered at an unknown date and location.
On March 9, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a temporary restraining order and a no-transfer order after he filed a habeas petition. On April 30, an immigration judge denied bond and labeled him a flight risk and a danger to the community. On Aug. 7, the immigration judge denied all relief and ordered him deported to El Salvador. On Sept. 8, the district court granted the petition and ordered his release. ERO released him the next day.
This is a different case from the Sept. 5 release of MS-13 murder fugitive David Antonio Aviles Perez, already reported on this page.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien is a documented member of the terrorist organization MS-13 and was ordered deported back to El Salvador by an Immigration Judge. But because an activist court in California demanded his release before he could be deported, this dangerous criminal is back on the streets and is free to continue threatening American lives. When partisan actors have taken over our courts and start putting the concerns of illegal aliens over the safety of the American people, we have a serious crisis on our hands that needs to be fixed immediately before any more innocent lives are lost.”
BREAKING 9/21: FAIRFAX – THREE-TIME DEPORTED GUATEMALAN GETS OVER SIX YEARS FOR CHILD PORN AFTER SANCTUARY RELEASE
DETAINER IGNORED. RELEASED OCT. 27. ICE TOOK HIM BACK APRIL 22. SENTENCED SEPT. 16. DHS says Roni Mendez-Escobar, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was sentenced to six years and five months in prison after convictions for receipt of child sexual abuse material and illegal re-entry.
He was first arrested in October 2025. ICE lodged a detainer Oct. 23. DHS says Fairfax County sanctuary officials refused to honor it and released him Oct. 27 without telling ICE. HSI arrested him April 22, 2026, after a court appearance. HSI Washington led the child-exploitation case. ERO Chantilly led the immigration case. The Eastern District of Virginia announced the sentence Sept. 16.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a forensic review found 46 images and 65 videos of child sexual abuse material, and that he used WhatsApp to push that material and to contact young girls. DHS says he was deported three times in 2015, then illegally entered a fourth time at an unknown date and location.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of child pornography and illegal re-entry. When ICE lodged a detainer for him after his arrest in October 2025, sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County, Virginia refused to honor it and RELEASED him into their community. Fortunately, their attempts to protect this pedophile failed and ICE arrested him several months later. Now he will be behind bars where he belongs, and when he finishes his sentence, ICE will be ready to deport him so he can never threaten another American child.”
Sources: DHS – Illegal Alien Sentenced for Child Pornography in Virginia (Sept 21, 2026) | DOJ EDVA – sentencing (Sept 16, 2026)
BREAKING 9/21: HSI – FILIPINO GREEN-CARD HOLDER PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL 2024 VOTE IN PENNSYLVANIA
REGISTERED OCT. 9, 2024. VOTED IN PERSON NOV. 5 IN EMMAUS. GREEN CARD FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TWO MONTHS EARLIER. GUILTY PLEA SEPT. 16. DHS says an HSI investigation produced a guilty plea from Evelyn Novelles Miller, an alien from the Philippines and a lawful permanent resident, for illegally voting in the 2024 election.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the plea. HSI Allentown opened the case after a tip that a Lehigh County resident may have registered or voted unlawfully. On July 29, 2025, HSI and FBI agents interviewed Miller at her home. She told them she registered online before the 2024 general election and voted in person on Election Day at her polling place in Emmaus. DHS says the Biden Administration granted her lawful permanent residence on July 19, 2024.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This alien from the Philippines pleaded guilty to illegally voting in the 2024 election in Pennsylvania. Thanks to the hard work of the men and women of HSI, as well as our partners at the Department of Justice, this alien will soon face justice for her efforts to subvert our elections. American elections are for Americans only.”
BREAKING 9/21: ICE HSI – CHINESE ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED IN $16.2 MILLION APPLE COUNTERFEIT RING
FAKE IPHONES AND IPADS. FRAUDULENT RETURNS. INLAND EMPIRE. 78 MONTHS. MORE THAN $16 MILLION IN RESTITUTION. ICE says two Chinese nationals — one an illegal alien — were sentenced Aug. 28 for a scheme that defrauded Apple of at least $16.2 million by “returning” thousands of counterfeit devices.
SENTENCED (per ICE HSI Los Angeles, Sept 21):
- Wenhui Huang, 41, of Chino Hills – ringleader and illegal alien. 78 months in federal prison. Restitution: $16,239,254
- Yang Song, 39, of Corona – second-in-command. 57 months in federal prison. Restitution: $16,997,415
HSI worked the case with IRS Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Los Angeles Police Department. ICE says Huang and Song are the last defendants sentenced in the trans-Pacific fraud ring.
ICE: “If you come into our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you, arrest you and remove you.”
Source: ICE – Chinese nationals sentenced after ICE HSI investigation in California (Sept 21, 2026)
BREAKING 9/21: INDIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN GETS 11 YEARS IN PONZI THAT TOOK MORE THAN $30 MILLION
SWIFTARC CAPITAL. WIRE FRAUD. $31.35 MILLION RESTITUTION. OVERSTAY. PRIOR DWI IN TEXAS. DHS says Siddharth Jawahar, an illegal alien from India, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $30 million.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said U.S. District Judge Zachary M. Bluestone imposed the sentence Sept. 15 after Jawahar pleaded guilty in January to three counts of wire fraud. He ran Texas-based Swiftarc Capital LLC. From July 2016 to December 2023 he took in more than $35 million from investors and invested about $10 million, DHS says, while telling clients they were making profits. He lawfully entered several times between August 2005 and January 2010, then illegally overstayed. His record includes a Texas DWI.
A DHS spokesperson said Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years after running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $30 million, and that once the sentence is done he will be deported.
BREAKING 9/21: ICE – COSTA RICAN CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN DIES IN CUSTODY AT WINNFIELD
FOUND UNRESPONSIVE SEPT. 18. PRONOUNCED DEAD ABOUT 8 A.M. CAUSE PENDING. ICE says Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena, a 36-year-old criminal illegal alien from Costa Rica, died in ICE custody on Sept. 18, 2026.
Staff at Winnfield Correctional Center in Louisiana found him unresponsive, called a medical emergency, and started life-saving measures. EMS took him to Winn Parish Medical Center. A physician there pronounced him dead at about 8:00 a.m. The official cause of death is pending.
Border Patrol arrested him for illegal entry without inspection on or about Feb. 9, 2021. ICE says his record includes convictions for retail fraud (April 4, 2024) and malicious destruction of personal property (Aug. 12, 2025) in the 58th District Court in Holland, Michigan, plus a separate arrest for retail fraud second degree and an arrest for assault.
BREAKING 9/18: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, RAPISTS, VIOLENT ASSAILANTS
LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ASSAULT ON A CHILD. RAPE. ATTEMPTED INDECENCY WITH A CHILD. DRUG MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION. DHS says ICE yesterday arrested more worst-of-the-worst illegal aliens convicted of lewd and lascivious assault on a child, rape, and assault.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 18):
- Marcos Simo-Cepeda (Dominican Republic) – lewd and lascivious assault on a child (Miami, FL)
- Jaime Velasquez-Orozco (Mexico) – lewd or lascivious acts with a child and possession of a controlled substance (Santa Ana, CA)
- Sergio Ehuan-Canul (Mexico) – attempted indecency with a child – sexual contact (Randall County, TX)
- Nehemias Omar Garcia-Martinez (Honduras) – second-degree rape and second-degree assault (Prince George’s County, MD)
- Pingxiang Li (China) – conspiracy to manufacture and possess drugs with intent to distribute (San Francisco, CA)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, rapists, violent assailants, and other dangerous illegal aliens. Every arrest saves lives. While sanctuary politicians release criminal illegal aliens back into our communities, the brave men and women of ICE will continue to hunt down, arrest, and remove illegal aliens to Make America Safe Again.”
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Assailants (Sept 18, 2026)
BREAKING 9/18: ICE INDIANA – GUATEMALAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WHO VOTED IN A NATIONAL ELECTION NABBED IN INDIANAPOLIS
UNLAWFUL VOTE IN A NATIONAL ELECTION. OBAMA RELEASE. FINAL REMOVAL ORDER SINCE 2019. ICE arrested Helda Araceli Mendez-Merida, an illegal alien from Guatemala, during targeted enforcement Sept. 3 in Indianapolis. DHS says she unlawfully voted in a national election in Indiana.
Mendez-Merida illegally entered through Arizona in September 2015. Border Patrol arrested her. The Obama Administration released her. A Department of Justice immigration judge issued a final order of removal Sept. 3, 2019.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “The patriots of ICE arrested this illegal alien from Guatemala after she illegally voted in a past election. This illegal alien will be deported so she can never again poison our elections. If even one non-citizen casts a vote, it steals a vote from an American citizen. The Trump Administration is committed to protecting and upholding the integrity of our election system so that only the American people are choosing American leaders and making decisions for our country.”
ICE Enforcement Division Acting Assistant Director Patricia Hyde: “The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy in the United States. Helda Araceli Mendez-Merida attempted to subvert a national election by unlawfully casting a vote. Voting in U.S. elections is a privilege that is reserved exclusively for U.S. citizens, and we cannot allow that sacred right to be perverted by foreign nationals who seek to undermine American democracy.”
Sources: DHS – ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Illegally Voted in U.S. Election in Indiana (Sept 18, 2026) | Fox News – Indiana illegal-vote arrest
BREAKING 9/18: ICE – CHILD MOLESTER AND FENTANYL TRAFFICKERS BEING REMOVED
SEXUAL BATTERY AND CHILD MOLESTATION. COCAINE IMPORT. METH. FENTANYL. DRUG TRAFFICKING. ICE says gang members, drug smugglers, pedophiles, and other dangerous criminal illegal aliens are being removed under President Trump and Secretary Mullin.
NAMED REMOVALS (per ICE, Sept 18):
- Vincente Antonio-Santiago (Mexico) – convicted of two counts of sexual battery and child molestation
- Alan Osiel Valdez Araujo (Mexico) – convicted of importing 5 kilograms or more of cocaine
- Francisco Reyes Solorzano-Duarte (Mexico) – convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
- Angelo Rafael Tavarez Marte (Dominican Republic) – convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance aboard a vessel
- Estarling Nathael Perez Almonte (Dominican Republic) – convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl
- Ovidalis Jiminez-Pujols (Dominican Republic) – convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl
- Deiby Luis Guerrero (Dominican Republic) – convicted of drug trafficking
ICE: “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is unleashed to deliver on the American people’s mandate: arrest and DEPORT illegal aliens from our nation.”
Source: ICE (@ICEgov) – named criminal illegal aliens being removed (Sept 18, 2026)
BREAKING 9/18: BORDER PATROL DEL RIO – FOUR ILLEGAL ALIENS RESCUED FROM WATER TANK IN PICKUP BED
PORTABLE WATER TANK. NO WAY OUT. POWER TOOLS TO CUT THEM FREE. 19-YEAR-OLD U.S. CITIZEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued four illegal aliens trapped in a portable water tank in the bed of a pickup truck on a rural highway near Eagle Pass.
On the evening of Sept. 14, Eagle Pass South Station agents encountered a 2007 Ford F-150. Inside a small portable water tank in the truck bed, they found four people with no means of freeing themselves. Agents used power tools to open the tank and pull them out. Nationalities: two Bolivian, one Cuban, and one Colombian. They declined medical attention and were taken to the Uvalde South Station for processing.
The driver, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations and faces a charge of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (alien smuggling).
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “Smugglers don’t care for the safety of those they see as mere human cargo. Putting people in confined spaces with no means of escape is dangerous and barbaric. If not for the actions of our highly trained agents, this incident could have resulted in tragedy.”
Source: CBP – Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescue four trapped in portable water tank (Sept 18, 2026)
BREAKING 9/18: BORDER PATROL DANIA BEACH – TWO ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED AFTER I-95 VAN CHASE IN BROWARD
FAILED TO YIELD. PIT MANEUVER ON I-95. PASSENGER NABBED ON FOOT. DRIVER SWAM A CANAL — K-9 GOT HIM. Dania Beach Border Patrol agents, with the Florida Highway Patrol and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, apprehended two illegal aliens after a vehicle pursuit on Interstate 95 on Sept. 10.
CBP says at 4:41 p.m., agents assigned to the Dania Beach station were running over-the-road operations with FHP on I-95 southbound near Deerfield Beach. They tried to stop a white Chevrolet van with Florida plates. The driver failed to yield and kept going south. FHP took the lead. Border Patrol provided secondary support. CBP says the van maneuvered erratically through heavy traffic. FHP executed a Precision Immobilization Technique and stopped the vehicle.
The driver and passenger then fled on foot.
NAMED ARRESTS (per CBP, Sept 18):
- Passenger (Guatemala) – criminal illegal alien. Agents and FHP troopers caught him after a brief foot pursuit. Processed at the Dania Beach Border Patrol Station
- Driver (Mexico) – criminal illegal alien. Jumped a chain-link fence, swam a canal, and ran through a business complex. Broward Sheriff’s Office set a perimeter with air support and a K-9. The K-9 team nabbed him about 6 p.m. FHP arrested him on multiple state charges. CBP lodged an immigration detainer
Chief Patrol Agent in Charge Jeffrey Dinise: “This incident highlights the critical importance of our partnerships with state and local law enforcement. Through the seamless coordination between Border Patrol agents, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, we were able to safely resolve a dangerous situation and ensure that those who violate our laws are held accountable, keeping our communities and our country safe.”
BREAKING 9/18: ICE DETAINER – INDIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH CALIFORNIA CDL KILLED TWO IN SEMI-TRUCK CRASH
HOMICIDE – VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER. TWO DEAD IN ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA CDL STILL ACTIVE. BIDEN RELEASE. ICE lodged a detainer for Chamkaur Singh, an illegal alien from India, after Moab, Utah police stopped him Sept. 1 for driving a semi-truck 20 miles over the speed limit and found a nationwide fugitive warrant for homicide – vehicular manslaughter.
DHS says the crash was March 29 in Ontario, California. While California Highway Patrol officers were already responding to a two-vehicle crash, Singh’s semi-truck in the slow lane rear-ended one car, killing one passenger and critically injuring another, then hit another vehicle and killed a second person. Seven vehicles were involved. Two other people were injured.
Singh was booked into Grand County Jail. ICE lodged the detainer the next day. California issued him a commercial driver’s license on May 10, 2025, despite his illegal status. DHS says that CDL remains active after three convictions on his driving record: improper lane or location, following too closely, and speeding.
Singh claims he left India in December 2020 and traveled through the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico before illegally entering through Arizona in August 2021. Border Patrol arrested him. The Biden Administration released him.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien from India is accused of causing a semi-truck crash that killed two people in California. Due to the Biden Administration’s open borders and Gavin Newsom’s sanctuary policies, this criminal was released into our country and granted a commercial driver’s license. Despite having three convictions on his driving record, his CDL is still active. DHS is calling on Gavin Newsom and other sanctuary politicians to eliminate these deadly sanctuary policies that give handouts to illegal aliens at the cost of American lives. Illegal aliens have no right to be in our country or on our roadways.”
Sources: DHS – ICE Lodges Detainer for Illegal Alien Who Killed Two People While Driving a Semi-Truck (Sept 18, 2026) | Local: KUTV – Moab body-cam arrest
BREAKING 9/18: ICE BOSTON – TWICE-DEPORTED SALVADORAN FUGITIVE WANTED FOR AGGRAVATED HOMICIDE NABBED IN CHELSEA
AGGRAVATED HOMICIDE. HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TWICE DEPORTED. MASSACHUSETTS SANCTUARY. ICE Boston arrested Leonel Santos-Diaz, a twice-deported criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, during targeted enforcement Sept. 2 in Chelsea.
ICE says Santos-Diaz was arrested in El Salvador on charges of aggravated homicide, illegal human trafficking, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. He is also a suspect in an ongoing investigation into aggravated robbery, threats, and sexual aggression.
Acting ICE Boston Field Office Director David T. Wesling: “Sadly, this is yet another example of what the dishonest media will portray as a non-criminal arrest, despite Leonel Santos-Diaz being charged with aggravated homicide and human trafficking in his home country. The ironically named ‘Protect Act’ in Massachusetts is designed to shield individuals like Santos-Diaz from arrest and deportation. Do any Massachusetts residents really feel protected by his presence in their community? While sanctuary politicians in Massachusetts choose to prioritize criminal aliens, ICE Boston will continue to aggressively pursue President Trump’s agenda of making our cities safe for American citizens.”
Sources: ICE – Boston arrests foreign fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador (Sept 18, 2026) | DHS (@DHSgov) on ICE Boston / Wesling (Sept 18, 2026)
BREAKING 9/18: ICE CHICAGO – LIBERIAN COMBATANT ACCUSED OF KILLINGS AND TORTURE DEPORTED
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS. TORTURE. CHILD SOLDIERS. FORCED LABOR. REMOVED TO LIBERIA. ICE Chicago removed Amos Sheik Massaquoi, 55, a criminal illegal alien from Liberia, on Aug. 11. ICE says he is a former Liberian combatant believed to have ordered and participated in extrajudicial killings, acts of torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions, forced labor, and the recruitment of child soldiers during the Liberian civil wars from 1989 to 2003.
ICE says Massaquoi is believed to have served as chief bodyguard to Maj. Gen. Daniel Chea, a former leader of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia, and received specialized military training at a military academy in China in 2004.
Massaquoi legally entered the United States in August 2006 with authorization until Nov. 6, 2006, then remained illegally. Homeland Security Investigations Maryland arrested him Aug. 23, 2019. An immigration judge granted bond Oct. 7, 2019, and he was released. ICE Baltimore arrested him April 1, 2025, for failing to comply with the terms of his release. A Department of Justice immigration judge ordered him removed May 14, 2025.
ICE Chicago Field Office Director Frank Padula: “If you are a confirmed human rights violator and you believe you can hide in the United States, you are mistaken. ICE will pursue, arrest and remove any individuals who committed atrocities abroad and ensure our communities are not used as a sanctuary from accountability.”
BREAKING 9/18: BORDER PATROL DEL RIO – TWO PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED CHILD SEX OFFENDERS NABBED AT EAGLE PASS
PROSTITUTION WITH A MINOR. INDECENCY WITH A CHILD. BOTH ALREADY DEPORTED. ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents separately arrested two illegal aliens previously deported after convictions for sex crimes against children.
NAMED ARRESTS (per CBP, Sept 18):
- Johan Alexander Moncada-Narvaez, 40 (Venezuela) – arrested Sept. 6 near the Rio Grande by Eagle Pass Station. Convictions in Minnesota: electronic communication describing sexual conduct with a child and engaging in prostitution with a minor. Deported Aug. 7 after completing his sentence. Faces 8 U.S.C. § 1326 re-entry after deportation (up to 20 years)
- Jose Enrique Vasquez-Nicolas, 31 (Mexico) – arrested Sept. 9 on an area ranch by Eagle Pass South Station. Conviction in 2020 in Castro County: indecency with a child, sentenced to five years. Deported June 28, 2026, after completing his sentence. Faces 8 U.S.C. § 1326 re-entry after deportation (up to 20 years)
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “Child sex offenders who repeatedly cross our borders are an imminent threat to our communities. U.S. Border Patrol agents are our safeguard against this menace.”
BREAKING 9/18: CBP PUERTO RICO – HUMAN SMUGGLING INTERDICTED NEAR CULEBRA; BRITISH NATIONAL CHARGED
MARITIME SMUGGLING FROM ST. THOMAS. INDIAN FAMILY UNIT LANDED. OPERATOR CHARGED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING. CBP Marine Interdiction agents and the Puerto Rico Police Department interdicted a suspected human smuggling event Sept. 15 near Culebra, Puerto Rico.
CBP says an Air and Marine Operations asset at about 6:30 a.m. flagged a vessel traveling from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, toward Culebra. Puerto Rico police detained three Indian nationals traveling as a family unit — one adult man, one adult woman, and one juvenile — at the landfall. Fajardo Marine Unit vessels intercepted the transporting boat. The operator, Kavon Wheatly, a British national from Tortola, British Virgin Islands, was charged under 8 U.S.C. § 1324 for alien smuggling. The family unit was placed into removal proceedings. CBP seized the vessel and 200-horsepower engine.
Caribbean Air and Marine Branch Director Christpher Hunter: “Human smugglers routinely place lives at risk for profit, using dangerous maritime routes and unsafe conditions. This interdiction demonstrates the importance of coordinated operations among Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, Puerto Rico Police Department and our federal partners.”
Source: CBP – CBP, Puerto Rico police interdict human smuggling event near Culebra (Sept 18, 2026)
BREAKING 9/17: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN – ICE DEPORTS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, DRUNK DRIVERS
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. INDECENT BEHAVIOR WITH JUVENILES. CARELESS DRIVING RESULTING IN DEATH. FOUR-TIME ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY. DACA ROBBER WITH A FIREARM. DHS says ICE last week deported more illegal aliens convicted of murder, indecent behavior with juveniles, driving while intoxicated, and robbery.
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS):
- Jose Noel Avelar-Velasquez (El Salvador) – deported Sept. 11. Convictions: second-degree murder and first-degree robbery – use of a dangerous weapon in New York. Illegal entry at unknown date and location; final order Dec. 2, 2002
- Jacinto Gonzalez-Perez (Mexico) – deported Sept. 12. Conviction: careless driving resulting in death in Colorado. First illegally entered through California in December 2015 as a minor and was released by the Obama Administration; final order May 9, 2026
- Edan Yoel Gomez-Rodriguez (Honduras) – deported Sept. 11. Conviction: indecent behavior with juveniles in Louisiana. Final order April 16, 2008; deported April 21, 2008; felony illegal re-entry then deported a second time Jan. 17, 2014; illegally re-entered a THIRD time
- Armando Vladimir Salgado (El Salvador) – deported Sept. 11. Convictions: driving while intoxicated and attempted robbery; arrests for assault, robbery, and fraudulent use of birth certificate in Virginia. Illegal entry through Texas March 2006; deported May 15, 2009, Aug. 24, 2016, and Jan. 19, 2024; illegally entered a FOURTH time
- Mary Angelica Landeros-Quen (Mexico) – deported Sept. 8. Conviction: robbery with a firearm in Florida. Illegal entry at unknown date and location; granted DACA by the Obama Administration in March 2015; final order Sept. 2, 2026
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, the hard-working men and women of ICE deported even more illegal aliens from our country, including murderers, pedophiles, drunk drivers, and robbers. Every single deportation makes America safer. DHS is delivering on President Trump’s mandate from the American people to deport illegal aliens, because that’s how we save lives.”
Source: DHS – MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN: ICE Deports Murderers, Pedophiles, and Drunk Drivers (Sept 17, 2026)
BREAKING 9/17: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, ROBBERS
MURDER. PREDATORY SEX ASSAULT OF A CHILD UNDER 13. ROBBERY. METH CONSPIRACY. ASSAULT AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. DHS says ICE yesterday arrested more worst-of-the-worst illegal aliens convicted of murder, sexual assault of a child, and robbery.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 17):
- Franklyn Soleyn (Barbados) – murder (Brooklyn, NY)
- Marco Valdez-Asmal (Ecuador) – predatory criminal sex assault with victim less than 13 years old (Cook County, IL)
- Miguel Ulises Robles-Zavala (Mexico) – second-degree robbery, burglary, and obstructing police (La Mesa, CA)
- Francisco Rivera-Suazo (Honduras) – conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and obstruction (Pocatello, ID)
- Jorge Martin Campusano-Sano (Dominican Republic) – second-degree assault and possession with intent to distribute (New Castle, DE)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, ICE law enforcement arrested murderers, pedophiles, robbers, and other dangerous illegal aliens. President Trump made a promise to the American people that he would Make America Safe Again, and the brave men and women of ICE are helping deliver that promise.”
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
Sources: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Robbers (Sept 17, 2026) | DHS (@DHSgov) named-arrest thread (Sept 17, 2026)
BREAKING 9/17: BORDER PATROL EL CENTRO – 31 ILLEGAL ALIENS PACKED IN A UTILITY TRUCK NEAR OCOTILLO
HUMAN CARGO IN DESERT HEAT. DRIVER ABANDONED THE LOAD AND FLED TO MEXICO. MEXICAN POLICE NABBED THE GETAWAY DRIVER. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents took 31 illegal aliens into custody after smugglers packed them into a modified utility truck and hauled them through desert heat near Ocotillo, California. CBP says the driver abandoned the group and fled into Mexico. Mexican law enforcement arrested him.
CBP: “Entering the United States illegally comes with consequences. The outcome can be arrest, detention, and deportation.”
Sources: El Centro Sector Border Patrol (@USBPChiefELC) – 31 illegal aliens in modified utility truck, Ocotillo, CA | CBP (@CBP) – entering illegally comes with consequences (Sept 17, 2026)
BREAKING 9/17: ICE HSI EL PASO – MEXICAN ALIEN NABBED FOR ILLEGAL VOTING AND FALSE CITIZENSHIP CLAIM
UNLAWFUL VOTING. FALSE CLAIM TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP. GREEN CARD UNDER OBAMA. IN ICE CUSTODY PENDING REMOVAL. ICE Homeland Security Investigations El Paso arrested Ludwig Uriel Espejo-Carrillo, an alien from Mexico, on Sept. 3. DHS says he was administratively charged with unlawful voting and a false claim to U.S. citizenship after illegally voting in American elections in 2015. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.
Espejo-Carrillo became a Lawful Permanent Resident under the Obama Administration in July 2013.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This alien from Mexico has been charged with unlawful voting and false claims to U.S. citizenship after illegally voting in American elections in 2015. This is what a threat to our republic looks like. We cannot and will not allow the votes of American citizens to be cancelled out by non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. Thanks to the hard work of the men and women of ICE, this criminal will be deported from the United States.”
Source: DHS – ICE HSI Arrests Mexican Alien for Illegally Voting in Past Elections (Sept 17, 2026)
BREAKING 9/17: ICE – LAOTIAN MANSLAUGHTER CONVICT WITH GUN AND REPEAT DWI NABBED; FINAL REMOVAL ORDER
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. AMMO AND FIREARM POSSESSION. TWO DWIs. BURGLARY. FINAL REMOVAL ORDER. ICE arrested Ka Ying Vang, a violent criminal illegal alien from Laos. ICE says Vang has a final removal order and will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
ICE: “There’s NO PLACE in our nation for dangerous criminals. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE will find them and REMOVE them.”
Source: ICE (@ICEgov) – ICE arrested Ka Ying Vang, criminal illegal alien from Laos (Sept 17, 2026)
BREAKING 9/16: DHS TO OPEN-BORDERS LAWYERS – MERITLESS ASYLUM CLAIMS WILL BE DEALT WITH
3.5 MILLION COURT BACKLOG. 2.3 MILLION ASYLUM CLAIMS. WORK PERMITS. DELAYED DEPORTATIONS. WESTERN HEMISPHERE ASYLUM ABUSE. DHS General Counsel James Percival sent a letter this week to the American Immigration Lawyers Association warning that attorneys who file what DHS calls meritless and fraudulent asylum claims will face penalties.
Percival says the immigration court system had nearly 3.5 million cases and 2.3 million asylum claims pending as of July 2026. DHS attributes much of that backlog to meritless filings. The letter says claims built on generalized gang violence, domestic violence, economic hardship, and other country conditions often fail the legal standard for asylum. DHS says those applications are filed to obtain work permits, to delay deportation, and to force a release from custody.
Filing a frivolous asylum application can make an alien permanently ineligible for most forms of immigration relief. Attorneys who file them are subject to penalties under document-fraud law and practitioner-discipline rules. DHS says it will “vigorously pursue all available remedies” against those involved. Claims without a reasonable legal or factual basis “will be dealt with accordingly.”
DHS General Counsel James Percival: “Most countries in the Western Hemisphere simply lack conditions supporting asylum claims. Abuse of our immigration system must stop.”
DHS: “Abuse of our immigration system MUST STOP. Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we are assuring asylum is granted to those who deserve it, not those who game the system.”
HSI has already moved against attorneys in this campaign. In July, ICE sought more than $470,000 from attorney Suraj Raj Singh over 118 alleged fraudulent documents. In June, ICE sought the maximum $255,232 from attorney Vinod Doddamani over 64 alleged fraudulent documents across 32 cases.
Sources: DHS (@DHSgov) – Abuse of our immigration system MUST STOP (Sept 16, 2026) | DHS General Counsel James Percival – letter to AILA (Sept 16, 2026) | Daily Caller exclusive – DHS letter to AILA
BREAKING 9/16: ICE ALABAMA – MEXICAN REPEAT DEPORTEE WITH DEADLY-WEAPON ASSAULT NABBED AFTER BOAZ JAIL RELEASE
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. STOLEN PROPERTY. PISTOL WITH NO PERMIT. REPEAT DEPORTATIONS. ICE removed Juan Ruiz-Cortes, a Mexican national with a history of deportations and a lengthy criminal record, after arresting him following his release from the Boaz City Jail in Alabama.
ICE says Ruiz-Cortes’s convictions include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, receiving stolen property, and carrying a pistol without a permit.
Source: ICE (@ICEgov) – ICE removed Juan Ruiz-Cortes after Boaz City Jail release, Alabama (Sept 16, 2026)
BREAKING 9/16: ICE REDDING – LAOTIAN CHILD SEX ABUSER ORDERED REMOVED IN 2005 NABBED AFTER 21 YEARS
SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD UNDER 14. DUI. 21-YEAR FUGITIVE FROM A 2005 REMOVAL ORDER. ICE Fugitive Operations arrested Kao Wang Saechao, a criminal illegal alien from Laos, last month during a targeted operation in Redding, California.
ICE says Saechao was convicted of sexually abusing a child under 14 in Shasta County and also has a DUI conviction in Sacramento. An immigration judge ordered him removed in 2005. He remained in California more than two decades after that order.
ICE: “Child predators have NO PLACE to hide. ICE will hunt them down, arrest them and DEPORT them.”
Source: ICE (@ICEgov) – ICE arrests another child predator: Kao Wang Saechao, Redding, CA (Sept 16, 2026)
BREAKING 9/16: ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. – SALVADORAN FUGITIVE WANTED FOR CHILD SEX CRIMES IN COLORADO NABBED IN FALLS CHURCH
FELONY SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A CHILD BY A PERSON OF TRUST. SOLICITATION OF CHILD PROSTITUTION. INTERNET LURING TO EXPLOIT A CHILD. TWO-DECADE OVERSTAY. ICE Washington, D.C. arrested Jose Saul Canas-Guandique, 49, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, in Falls Church, Virginia, on Aug. 31. Colorado authorities want him on felony sexual assault on a child by a person of trust, felony solicitation of child prostitution, and felony use of the internet to lure a child with intent to exploit.
Canas-Guandique entered the United States lawfully in December 2004 with permission to remain until June 2005, then refused to leave and remained illegally for more than 20 years. Glenwood Springs Police Department in Colorado arrested him March 7, 2024. ICE says it will work with Colorado authorities so he faces the criminal case; he remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
ICE Washington, D.C. Field Office Director Robert Guadian: “Jose Saul Canas-Guandique is charged with some horrific crimes and represents a substantial threat to the law-abiding citizens of our Northern Virginia neighborhoods. He is exactly the type of criminal alien that ICE targets when we arrest the ‘worst of the worst.’ Make no mistake: We will arrest anyone illegally present in the United States, but aliens like Canas-Guandique remain a priority for ICE officers to remove from our American communities.”
BREAKING 9/16: ICE TENNESSEE – 287(g) FORCE MULTIPLIER HITS 120 PARTNERS; SEX OFFENDERS AND MASSACRE SUSPECT SWEPT
120 TENNESSEE 287(g) PARTNERS. 1,300-PLUS ARRESTS SINCE JAN. 20, 2025. SEXUAL BATTERY. FIVE-TIME DEPORTEE. HONDURAN MASSACRE SUSPECT. CDL TRAINER OVERSTAY. ICE announced it is expanding 287(g) partnerships across Tennessee. As of Sept. 9, ICE has 120 of these partners in the state. Nationwide, ICE has signed 2,466 287(g) memoranda of agreement. Since Jan. 20, 2025, ICE enforcement in Tennessee includes more than 1,300 arrests by 287(g) partners and 542 encounters with aliens in local custody.
Last month, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office became an operational 287(g) partner and on day one arrested Reniery Garcia-Godoy, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras with two felony convictions for sexual battery in Franklin, Tennessee. ICE says he has been removed from the United States.
OTHER 287(g) ARRESTS TRANSFERRED TO ICE (per ICE):
- Arturo Calisto-Ramirez (Mexico) – previously removed aggravated felon; conviction for sexual battery; now facing federal prosecution for reentry of a removed aggravated felon. First encountered Dec. 2012 after a Morgan County guilty plea; final order Jan. 2013; removed Feb. 2013
- Ersi Zeron (Honduras) – suspected gang affiliation; arrested for speeding and driving without a license; ICE later determined he is wanted in Honduras for a 2016 shooting massacre at a billiard hall. Entered at Calexico West in Sept. 2022 and was released by the Biden administration
- Celso Espinoza-Paguada (Honduras) – conviction for aggravated assault; reentered after five previous removals; nine arrests for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. First ordered removed Nov. 11, 2005, after a Border Patrol encounter near Eagle Pass, Texas
- Eric Maloba (Kenya) – illegal overstay; arrested after a tractor-trailer crash while reportedly instructing a CDL trainee; holds a Texas commercial driver’s license. Lawful entry Dec. 2018; admission expired April 2019; remained in violation of federal law
- Ghanshyam Chaudari (India) – final order of removal; conviction for drug trafficking; reentered after removal
ICE Public Safety Partnership Division Assistant Director Russell Hott: “287(g) is a critical public safety initiative that gives law enforcement agencies another tool to protect their communities. By working closely with sheriffs, chiefs and our state partners across Tennessee, law enforcement is able to apprehend criminal illegal aliens who continue to prey on and victimize local communities and remove those threats from our neighborhoods.”
ERO New Orleans acting Field Office Director Scott Ladwig: “Partnerships like these are essential to public safety. The continued expansion of 287(g) in Tennessee demonstrates the commitment of ICE and our law enforcement partners to remove dangerous criminal aliens from our communities.”
Tennessee passed a law requiring all sheriffs’ offices to enter a 287(g) agreement by Jan. 1, 2027, or risk losing certain state funding. ICE says seven of the top 10 safest U.S. cities cooperate with ICE.
Source: ICE – Expands local 287(g) law enforcement partnerships in Tennessee (Sept 16, 2026)
BREAKING 9/16: ICE OPERATION SAFE COMMUNITY-INDIANA – 426 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED IN 5 DAYS
426 ARRESTS. SEX CRIMES. ASSAULT. DRUG TRAFFICKING. WEAPONS. MS-13. 18TH STREET. TREN DE ARAGUA. HOOSIER STREETS SWEPT. ICE announced that Operation Safe Community-Indiana netted 426 illegal alien offenders between Aug. 30 and Sept. 3 in a five-day enhanced enforcement surge focused on Indianapolis and run statewide under ICE Chicago.
ICE says those arrested include aliens with criminal histories covering sex crimes, assault and battery, domestic assault, drug trafficking, assault with a dangerous weapon, weapons crimes, fraud, identity theft, burglary, property damage, DWI, and more. Officers also arrested members of MS-13, 18th Street, and Tren de Aragua.
NAMED ARRESTS (per ICE):
- William Humberto Giron (El Salvador) – sexual battery, confinement, intimidation, corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, DWI with bodily injury, failure to identify, illegal reentry
- Deyron Diaz-Fernandez (Nicaragua) – aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a public officer, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, resisting, leaving the scene, DWI, driving without a license
- Jose Juan Senovio (Mexico) – validated Surenos 13 street gang member; numerous drug crimes and failure to appear
- Nicolas Lopez (Mexico) – domestic battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, criminal trespassing, DWI, possessing a firearm without a valid ID
- Rhod Offerley Neptune (Haiti) – burglary, illegal possession of a firearm, resisting a law enforcement officer
- Mario David Falla-Perez (Guatemala) – domestic assault and battery, public records forgery, identity theft, false status documents, credit card larceny
ICE ERO acting Assistant Director Patricia Hyde: “Over the course of this five-day operation, ICE officers, in coordination with state and local law enforcement partners, arrested 426 illegal alien offenders across Indiana… This operation underscores the fact that when law enforcement agencies cooperate, the American people are safer.”
ICE Chicago Deputy Field Office Director Raymond Hernandez: “Every alien arrested during this operation was in violation of U.S. immigration law, and Indiana is safer today as a result of the hard work of our ICE officers.”
Source: ICE – Operation Safe Community nets more than 400 arrests in Indiana (Sept 16, 2026)
BREAKING 9/15: ICE NEWARK – 2 ILLEGAL ALIEN CDL OPERATORS NABBED AT GARDEN STATE TRAVEL STOPS
UZBEK TRUCKERS. NEW YORK COMMERCIAL LEARNER PERMIT. NON-DOMICILED PENNSYLVANIA CDL. DWI. ASSAULT CHARGES. HIGHWAY FRAUD CRACKDOWN. ICE Newark arrested two illegal aliens during targeted enforcement supporting DHS’s nationwide crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver’s license practices.
On Aug. 23, ICE ERO Newark officers arrested Zokhid Zakhidov, 37, in Woodbridge and Khayrullo Payzullaev, 30, in Hamilton. Both are Uzbek citizens. Zakhidov had a New York commercial learner permit; criminal history includes a May 15 DWI conviction in New York and pending charges for assault with intent to cause physical injury and harassment. Cranbury police arrested him April 28 as a fugitive from justice. He is in ICE custody pending removal. Payzullaev had a non-domiciled Pennsylvania CDL; a DOJ immigration judge in Philadelphia ordered him detained July 21. He remains in ICE custody pending removal.
ICE Newark Field Office Director Arthur Wilson: “Our field office is fully aligned with DHS’ commitment to enforcing our immigration laws and Secretary Mullin’s focus on protecting our communities and keeping dangerous individuals off our roadways.”
Source: ICE – Arrests 2 illegal alien CDL operators in New Jersey (Sept 15, 2026)
BREAKING 9/15: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS KIDNAPPERS, VIOLENT ASSAILANTS, ROBBERS
KIDNAPPING. AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. ROBBERY. CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURE. DHS says ICE arrested more worst-of-the-worst criminal illegal aliens, including those convicted of kidnapping, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, robbery, and manufacture/possession of controlled substances.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 15):
- Jesus Ortiz Ortiz-Vences (Mexico) – kidnapping (Kern County, CA)
- Andre Kadian Lampart (Jamaica) – TWO counts of robbery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (Palm Beach County, FL)
- Antonio Villa-Miranda (Mexico) – assault/resisting/obstructing a police officer, larceny, retail fraud (Ottawa County, MI)
- Luis Batres (El Salvador) – manufacturing and possessing controlled substances; second-degree forgery (Bentonville, AR)
- Wilders Paul (Haiti) – possession of drug paraphernalia and DUI (Seaford, DE)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove the worst of the worst illegal aliens from our communities. Yesterday, ICE arrested kidnappers, violent assailants, robbers, and other dangerous criminals.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Kidnappers, Violent Assailants, and Robbers (Sept 15, 2026)
BREAKING 9/15: CBP AJO – AIR CREWS AND BORDER PATROL FAST-ROPE SCOUT ARREST IN THE DESERT
MQ-9 LOCATE. BLACK HAWK FAST-ROPE. SPECIAL OPERATIONS DETACHMENT. SCOUT TAKEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. On Sept. 4 near Ajo, Arizona, CBP Air and Marine Operations crews and Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an active scout during a coordinated enforcement operation.
Pre-positioned Border Patrol reconnaissance and an MQ-9 crew from the National Air Security Operations Center in Sierra Vista located the scout. Tucson Air Branch H125 AStar and H60 Black Hawk crews responded with five specialized ground agents from the Border Patrol Special Operations Detachment and BORSTAR. The Black Hawk crew fast-roped the tactical agents onto the scout site; agents took the man into custody without incident. Border Patrol processed him at Tucson Sector.
Acting Chief Patrol Agent Henry N. Laxdal: “This successful interdiction highlights the seamless integration of our air assets, surveillance technology and specialized ground agents. By combining these capabilities, we can quickly locate and arrest individuals attempting to facilitate illegal activity in our most remote desert areas.”
Source: CBP – Air crews, Border Patrol agents arrest scout near Ajo (Sept 15, 2026)
BREAKING 9/16: FIRST-EVER ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL COURT – AFGHAN ISIS PLOT MATRIARCH DEPORTED
HISTORIC. FIRST CASE EVER BEFORE THE ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL COURT. ISIS-INSPIRED ELECTION DAY MASS-SHOOTING PLOT. PERMANENTLY INADMISSIBLE. DHS says Afghan national Nazira Haji Zada, 47, previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding she is an alien terrorist in the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
DHS says Zada, the family matriarch, supported a plot to commit an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day 2024. Her son, Abdullah Haji Zada, and son-in-law, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, were previously arrested and convicted. The court issued a removal order Aug. 20 that was unsealed Sept. 16 after her return to Afghanistan. Congress created the court decades ago; no previous administration had used it. Zada is now permanently inadmissible.
Attorney General Todd Blanche certified the removal application July 15. Zada appeared in open court July 30. ATRC Chief Judge Joan N. Ericksen signed the order. The government used classified information to establish she is an alien terrorist. With counsel, Zada conceded the designation and waived appeal.
Tawhedi and Abdullah were arrested Oct. 7, 2024, after buying firearms and ammunition for an Election Day attack from an undercover FBI employee. Abdullah, 17 at arrest, pleaded guilty as an adult and was sentenced to 15 years. Tawhedi pleaded guilty to two terrorism offenses, including conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS. Court records say the plot sought two AK-47 rifles, 500 rounds, and 10 magazines for a mass-casualty attack around Nov. 5, 2024.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “The President’s direction to use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to expel Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan national who plotted with members of her family to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack on American soil, delivers on that promise. Those who plot acts of terrorism against the United States have no place in our country. We will find them, and we will remove them.”
BREAKING 9/16: ICE PHILADELPHIA – PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED TIER 3 SEX OFFENDER NABBED AFTER ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY
DEPORTED 2015. SNEAKED BACK UNDER BIDEN. TIER 3 SEX OFFENDER. ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY + FAILURE TO REGISTER. HSI TIPLINE. DHS says ICE arrested a previously deported illegal alien sex offender in Philadelphia after an HSI tipline tip.
SUSPECT (per DHS): Marco Gomez, illegal alien from the Dominican Republic. Convictions: attempt of involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault, and unlawful restraint in Philadelphia County, April 2006 — a tier 3 registered sex offender in Pennsylvania. Deported Aug. 4, 2015. Claims he illegally re-entered in 2023 under the Biden Administration — a felony. ICE, HSI, and the U.S. Marshals Service obtained a warrant for illegal re-entry and failure to register as a sex offender and arrested him Sept. 14. He is in U.S. Marshals custody.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien has been convicted of sexual assault and is a registered sex offender in the state of Pennsylvania. After being deported following his sentence, he illegally re-entered the United States under the Biden Administration and had been living in Philadelphia. Thanks to the hard work of the men and women of ICE, as well as our partners in the Department of Justice, this predator has been taken off our streets.”
Source: DHS – ICE Arrests Previously-Deported Illegal Alien Sex Offender in Pennsylvania (Sept 16, 2026)
BREAKING 9/16: 16 STRAIGHT MONTHS OF ZERO RELEASES AT THE BORDER – CATCH AND RELEASE IS OVER
ZERO PAROLE RELEASES. 16 MONTHS STRAIGHT. AUGUST SW BORDER APPREHENSIONS 8,870 — 94% BELOW BIDEN AVERAGE. FENTANYL STILL POURING AT THE PORTS. DHS and CBP announced 16 consecutive months of zero releases at the border.
U.S. Border Patrol southwest-border apprehensions in August: 8,870 — 5% lower than July, 94% below the Biden monthly average, 97% below the Biden peak (December 2023), and less than what was apprehended in 5 days in August 2024. Nationwide Border Patrol apprehensions in August: 10,939. Zero parole releases vs. 10,186 released by Border Patrol along the southwest border in August 2024 under Biden. Daily apprehensions down 94% from the previous administration.
August drug fight (per DHS/CBP): 773 pounds of fentanyl; 6,724 pounds of cocaine (up 28%); more than 120,000 pounds of precursor chemicals seized with ICE. Fiscal-year drug seizures through August: 73% higher than the same period of FY 2024.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Sixteen straight months of zero releases at the border proves that President Trump’s policies are working. Catch and release is over, consequences are back, and illegal crossings have fallen to historic lows.”
Sources: DHS – 16 Straight Months of Zero Releases (Sept 16, 2026) | CBP national release
BREAKING 9/16: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS CHILD ABUSERS, RECKLESS DRIVERS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
SEXUAL BATTERY OF A CHILD UNDER 14. SECOND-DEGREE CHILD ABUSE. HEROIN TRAFFICKING. FIREARMS TRAFFICKING. DHS says ICE yesterday arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted of sexual battery involving a child, drug trafficking, and firearm trafficking.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 16):
- Jose Hernandez-Rodriguez (Mexico) – sexual battery involving a child under 14 (Floyd County, IN)
- Rosa Maria Hernandez-Perez (Mexico) – second-degree child abuse and neglect of a minor (Easton, MD)
- Eustacio Gregorio-Meza (Mexico) – driving while license is suspended causing serious bodily injury (Palm Beach County, FL)
- Marcelo Ruiz-Aguayo (Mexico) – trafficking opium or heroin (Mecklenburg County, NC)
- Vladimir Kuznetsov (Russia) – firearms trafficking (New York, NY)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, the patriots of ICE worked tirelessly to arrest child abusers, reckless drivers, and drug traffickers from our communities. President Trump promised to make America safe again, and removing illegal aliens is exactly how we do that.”
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 9/15: ICE DETAINER – MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED IN STAUNTON STABBING THAT KILLED ONE WOMAN
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. TWO WOMEN STABBED. ONE DEAD. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. MALICIOUS WOUNDING. SANCTUARY GOVERNOR ASKED NOT TO RELEASE HIM. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger not to release an illegal alien charged with murder after a stabbing spree.
On Aug. 30 in Staunton, police responding to a 911 call found two female victims stabbed. One was pronounced dead at the scene; the other was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police arrested the suspect at the scene.
SUSPECT (per DHS): Freddi Chigo Mil, illegal alien from Mexico. Charged with second-degree murder and malicious wounding. ICE lodged a detainer with Middle River Regional Jail the same day. Illegal entry date/location unknown.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien from Mexico has been charged with murder after a stabbing spree that killed one woman and injured another. This is what the Commonwealth of Virginia has become under the sanctuary policies of Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians. ICE has lodged a detainer asking Governor Spanberger to cooperate with us and commit to not releasing this criminal from jail.”
Sources: DHS – ICE Lodges Detainer Asking Spanberger Not to Release Illegal Alien Charged After Stabbing Spree (Sept 15, 2026) | Local: WHSV
BREAKING 9/15: HATEFUL HAITIAN – GANG MEMBER WITH 17 CONVICTIONS DEPORTED AFTER VIRAL ‘BIDEN FOREVER’ ARREST
BACK BLOCK MONEY GANG. 17 CONVICTIONS. ASSAULT ON A COP. DANGEROUS WEAPON. DRUG TRAFFICKING. TPS TERMINATED. GONE TO HAITI. DHS says ICE deported a Haitian illegal alien who went viral shouting “Biden forever” as he was being arrested.
DEPORTED (per DHS): Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, illegal alien from Haiti and member of the Back Block Money Gang. ICE ERO Boston arrested him Jan. 22, 2025, in Mattapan, Massachusetts. 17 CONVICTIONS including assault and battery on a public employee, resisting arrest, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, possession with intent to distribute a class D controlled substance, carrying a dangerous weapon, and carrying ammunition with no firearm ID. Obama TPS in 2013; USCIS terminated TPS in July 2022; final order Nov. 7, 2025. ICE deported him to Haiti Sept. 10.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien gang member from Haiti had quite the rap sheet, with convictions for assault and battery on a public employee, resisting arrest, and drug trafficking, among other heinous crimes. The Trump Administration has finally done what both the Obama and Biden Administrations failed to do and deported this criminal back where he belongs.”
BREAKING 9/15: DEPORTED – ASIAN BOYS AND ORIENTAL BOYS GANG MEMBERS GONE, INCLUDING MURDERERS AND KIDNAPPERS
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. ATTEMPTED MURDER. STATUTORY RAPE. KIDNAP DURING CARJACKING. GANG FREIGHT TO THE EXIT. DHS says ICE last week deported illegal alien gang members including murderers, rapists, kidnappers, and carjackers.
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS):
- Phai You (Cambodia) – Asian Boys gang member, deported Sept. 8. Convictions: second-degree murder, burglary, carrying a concealed weapon. Final order Feb. 10, 1998
- Thanh Nguyen Huu (Vietnam) – Asian Boys gang member, deported Sept. 8. Convictions: hit-and-run death or injury, attempted murder, assault with a firearm, discharge firearm at inhabited dwelling, felon in possession of a firearm, second-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, arson device, possession of a controlled substance for sale, obstruct/resist a public officer
- Hung Quoc Bui (Vietnam) – Asian Boys gang member, deported Sept. 8. Convictions: statutory rape, burglary, gang activity, identity theft, forgery. Final order Feb. 9, 2004
- Dat Tien Trinh (Vietnam) – Oriental Boys gang member, deported Sept. 8. Convictions: kidnap during carjacking, second-degree robbery, kidnapping to commit robbery, carjacking, evading a peace officer, carrying a prohibited weapon. Final order June 26, 2018
- Oscar Armando Ramos-Ayala (El Salvador) – San Fernando Valley Gang member, deported Sept. 7. Convictions: second-degree robbery, possession of a controlled substance, grand theft vehicle, obstructing a public officer, false ID to a peace officer. Final order July 7, 1999
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Just last week, they deported vicious gang members, including murderers, rapists, kidnappers, and carjackers. Deporting illegal aliens saves lives.”
BREAKING 9/14: CBP PHARR – $25 MILLION METH BUST HIDDEN IN CABBAGE, TOMATILLO, AND CILANTRO
2,815 POUNDS. 1,164 PACKAGES. REYNOSA TRACTOR-TRAILER. CARTEL PRODUCE PIPELINE STOPPED AT THE BRIDGE. CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted alleged methamphetamine valued at $25,167,000 concealed in a shipment manifested as cabbage, tomatillo, and cilantro.
On Sept. 8, officers referred a tractor-trailer traveling from Reynosa, Mexico, to secondary. After a nonintrusive scan and canine screening, a physical inspection pulled 1,164 packages of alleged methamphetamine totaling 2,815.30 pounds (1,277 kg). CBP seized the narcotics and vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations opened a criminal investigation.
Port Director Carlos Rodriguez: “Our CBP officers’ skills and expertise continue to be on display as they take down another massive shipment of dangerous, illicit narcotics.”
BREAKING 9/14: ICE NABS ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH A NEW YORK-ISSUED CDL AND A WIRE-FRAUD WARRANT
SANCTUARY-STATE CDL. WEIGH STATION IN PENNSYLVANIA. BIDEN RELEASE. OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR WIRE FRAUD. DHS says ICE arrested an illegal alien who had been issued a commercial driver’s license by New York.
On Sept. 4, an ICE ERO Philadelphia officer inspecting commercial vehicles at a weigh station in Newberry, Pennsylvania, determined the driver, Simranpal Singh, was an illegal alien from India and took him into custody. Singh had an outstanding warrant for wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy out of the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He remains in ICE custody pending transfer to the U.S. Marshals Service, then removal proceedings after the criminal case.
Singh illegally entered through Arizona in June 2022, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol, then RELEASED by the Biden Administration.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien not only had a CDL from the sanctuary state of New York, but he also had an outstanding warrant for wire fraud.”
Source: DHS – ICE Arrests Illegal Alien with a New York-Issued Commercial Driver’s License (Sept 14, 2026)
BREAKING 9/14: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
MURDER. VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR. CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD. 5 KILOS OF COCAINE. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRANSPORT. DHS says ICE arrested criminal illegal aliens over the weekend convicted of murder, sexual assault of a child, and drug trafficking.
NAMED WEEKEND ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 14):
- Ramon Bonifacio (Dominican Republic) – murder and cocaine possession (Mineola, NY)
- Juan Nunez-Avalos (Mexico) – voluntary manslaughter, carjacking, possession of a weapon in prison (Los Angeles, CA)
- Hector Chavez-Ramos (Guatemala) – sexual assault/sodomy of a minor (Auburn, AL)
- Gerardo Mato-Herrera (Mexico) – continuous sexual abuse of a child (Santa Clara, CA)
- David Jean Charles Pena-Melo (Dominican Republic) – lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, sex assault, and drug trafficking (Shirley, MA)
- John Alejandro Manrique-Osorio (Colombia) – luring or enticing a child for indecent purposes (Hudson County, NJ)
- Carlos Coello-Gonzalez (Cuba) – kidnapping, robbery, and drug trafficking (Las Vegas, NV)
- Francisco Sanchez-Villarreal (Mexico) – possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine (McAllen, TX)
- Osmar Lopez-Joya (Mexico) – transportation of child pornography (Brooklyn, NY)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “While Americans enjoyed their weekend, the patriots of ICE worked around the clock to remove murderers, pedophiles, drug traffickers, and other public safety threats from our communities.”
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers (Sept 14, 2026)
BREAKING 9/13: BORDER PATROL DEL RIO – 3 ILLEGAL ALIENS RESCUED FROM LOCKED RAIL CAR (SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS)
LOCKED AUTORACK. PICKUP BEDS. MEXICAN, NICARAGUAN, HONDURAN. SAME KNIPPA SIDING AS THE AUG. 30 RESCUE OF EIGHT. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three illegal aliens locked inside a freight car by smugglers — the second such rescue at the same location in two weeks.
On the afternoon of Sept. 7, Uvalde Station agents inspecting a stationary freight train on a rail siding near Knippa got a canine alert on an autorack car carrying automobiles. Agents found three people locked inside with no way out, concealed in the beds of pickup trucks: one Mexican national, one Nicaraguan, and one Honduran. They were taken to the Uvalde Station for processing. On Aug. 30, agents rescued eight from a locked autorack on the same siding.
Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “Attempts to make illegal entry via trains have historically had tragic results. This is the second time in two weeks our agents have rescued smuggled humans locked in a rail car at this location.”
Source: CBP – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue three locked in rail car (Sept 13, 2026)
BREAKING 9/11: ICE BOSTON – 118 ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING CHILD SEX ASSAILANT
FOUR-DAY SURGE. SANCTUARY RELEASES. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD. CHILD ABUSE. WEAPONS. DRUG DEALING. ICE Boston arrested 118 illegal aliens during a four-day targeted operation the week of Aug. 24 in southern Connecticut — many recently released from jail after sanctuary politicians refused ICE detainers.
NAMED ARRESTS (per ICE):
- Harvin Rivera-Guardado (Honduras) – convicted of sexual assault risking injury to a child; sentenced to 15 years
- Jason Tocagon-Leon (Ecuador) – pending charges: two counts of risk of injury to a child, breach of peace, and assault
- Lenny Guitierrez-Pichardo (Dominican Republic) – convicted of selling hallucinogens or narcotics and selling or manufacturing cannabis; pending larceny and resisting arrest
- Arnulfo Nolberto Quizhpi-Sanchez (Ecuador) – pending assault, disorderly conduct, threatening, criminal trespass, and violation of conditions of release
- Edwin Marroquin (Guatemala) – convictions include DWI, unlicensed operation, obstructing governmental administration, carrying a dangerous weapon, and criminal trespass
Acting ICE Boston Field Office Director David T. Wesling: “Sanctuary politicians in Connecticut have made it abundantly clear that they would rather stand with criminal illegal aliens such as Harvin Rivera-Guardado, a convicted sexual predator, than protect law-abiding American citizens.”
BREAKING 9/10: ICE REMOVES MORE THAN 2,000 KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS UNDER TRUMP
2,150+ KST ARRESTS. 2,015 KST DEPORTATIONS. JAN. 20, 2025 TO SEPT. 9, 2026. NEVER FORGET. Ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, DHS announced ICE has removed more than 2,000 known or suspected terrorists from the United States under President Trump.
From Jan. 20, 2025, to Sept. 9, 2026, ICE arrested more than 2,150 KSTs and deported 2,015 KSTs.
NAMED EXAMPLES (per DHS): Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez (Mexico) — alleged ringleader of the failed terrorist plot against UFC Freedom 250; B-2 overstay, Obama DACA. Felipe Linares De Oliveira Dell Aquilla (Brazil) — former commander of PCC and Comando Vermelho, both designated FTOs; arrested in North Carolina while holding his wife hostage. Four Tren de Aragua members who pleaded guilty in a 2024 Bronx double murder: Keiber Jaen Martinez, Samuel Gonzalez Castro, Eferson Gabriel Morillo-Gomez, and Keineyer Ibarra-Mujica — Venezuelan illegal aliens released under Biden.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Under President Trump’s strong leadership, ICE has arrested more than 2,100 known or suspected terrorists, and has deported more than 2,000 known or suspected terrorists from our country. When we say ‘never forget,’ we are dedicating our lives to eternal vigilance so that we will never see a terrorist attack like that on American soil ever again.”
BREAKING 9/10: ICE NEWARK – SALVADORAN NABBED IN FATAL LIBERTY ISLAND BOAT CASE AFTER BOND RELEASE
MOTHER AND 5-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER DEAD. BOAT CAPSIZED NEAR LIBERTY ISLAND. FEDERAL DEATH CHARGES PENDING. ICE GOT HIM AFTER MARSHALS BOND. ICE Newark arrested Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Urmana, 46, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador accused of operating a boat that capsized near Liberty Island, New York, killing a 27-year-old mother and her five-month-old daughter.
The U.S. Coast Guard and partners rescued 12 others from the water in the Aug. 8 incident. NYPD arrested him Aug. 9 in Brooklyn for reckless endangerment. ICE New York lodged a detainer. The Coast Guard referred federal charges to the Southern District of New York for two counts of misconduct and negligence by a ship officer resulting in death. On Aug. 10, the district court released him to the U.S. Marshals Service; ICE says the detainer did not follow him and Marshals released him on bond. ICE Newark arrested him Aug. 11 in Manville, New Jersey. He remains in ICE custody.
Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella: “Hernandez-Urmana has a criminal history spanning three states that includes soliciting prostitution, assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment. Now he’s accused of operating a boat with deadly consequences — taking the lives of a 27-year-old mother and her five-month-old daughter. This man entered the U.S. without being admitted, inspected or paroled more than 25 years ago, and ICE has arrested him twice.”
BREAKING 9/10: ICE NEW ORLEANS – 100,000TH FY2026 REMOVAL OUT OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
ICE AIR MILESTONE. 100,000TH FY26 REMOVAL FROM THE ALEXANDRIA HUB. 500 GONE THE SAME DAY. GUATEMALA CHARTER. ICE New Orleans marked its 100,000th Fiscal Year 2026 removal from the Alexandria Staging Facility, returning the alien to Guatemala. The same day, ERO New Orleans facilitated the removal of 500 individuals.
The 100,000th removal: Mario Humberto Caal-Chop, 29, illegal alien from Guatemala. ERO Philadelphia arrested him May 19, 2026, during a vehicle stop in Pittsburgh. An immigration judge granted voluntary departure June 23. He was transferred to Louisiana June 28 and returned to Guatemala July 8 on a charter from Alexandria.
FY 2026 ICE Air hub removals as of July 7 (per ICE): Alexandria, LA 99,796 (30% above FY 2025); Harlingen, TX 53,631; El Paso, TX 27,066; Phoenix, AZ 17,500.
Source: ICE – ICE marks 100,000th removal for Fiscal Year 2026 in Louisiana (Sept 10, 2026)
BREAKING 9/9: ICE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA – 500 ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED IN WEEKLONG SURGE, INCLUDING PREMEDITATED-MURDER SUSPECT
FORT MYERS. 287(g) FORCE MULTIPLIER. PREMEDITATED MURDER. MEXICAN CARTEL MEMBER. HONDURAN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING TWO CHILDREN. ICE, Florida Highway Patrol, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida National Guard, FWC, CBP, and other partners arrested 500 illegal aliens in a weeklong Fort Myers operation Aug. 24–27.
Those arrested included criminal aliens with final orders of removal, repeat immigration violators, and illegal aliens with histories of domestic violence, drugs, DUI, assault, and sex and violent crimes. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Haitian criminal illegal alien with six charges associated with premeditated murder. ICE and FHP arrested a Mexican cartel member and a Honduran accused of molesting two children.
NAMED ARRESTS (per ICE): Noe Lux Castro (Guatemala) — charged after taking a trooper’s Taser and trying to use it against him. Olmen Noel Vargas-Mendoza (Honduras) — three illegal re-entries; domestic violence. Marlon Rolando Calderon-Castellon (Honduras) — battery and illegal drug possession. Hermenegildo Andres-Juan (Guatemala) — previously deported; DUI, resisting arrest, hit-and-run.
Governor Ron DeSantis: “Among the 500 illegal immigrants arrested on this operation alone were subjects accused or convicted of premeditated murder, sexual abuse of minors, domestic violence, battery on law enforcement officers and driving under the influence. We will not sit idly by and allow Floridians to be victimized.”
BREAKING 9/8: WORST OF THE WORST – LABOR DAY WEEKEND ICE SWEEP NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, RAPISTS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
LABOR DAY WEEKEND. MURDER. CHILD RAPE. MANSLAUGHTER. ARMED ROBBERY. HEROIN AND METH. OFF THE STREETS WHILE AMERICA BBQ’D. DHS says that while Americans celebrated Labor Day, ICE was arresting illegal aliens convicted of murder, child sexual abuse, rape, armed robbery, and drug trafficking.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “While Americans enjoyed time with loved ones, the patriots of ICE risked their lives to remove murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and other public safety threats from our communities. Under President Trump, there is no sanctuary for illegal aliens. The men and women of ICE will not stop their record-setting pace of arresting and removing illegal aliens off our streets to Make America Safe Again.”
NAMED LABOR DAY WEEKEND ARRESTS (per DHS, Sept 8):
- Phonsavanh Kanjanabout (Laos) – murder (Holmes County, FL)
- Abraham Pineda (Mexico) – murder (Riverside, CA)
- Jose Ramirez-Rodriguez (El Salvador) – manslaughter (Queens, NY)
- Luis Ernesto Villanueva (El Salvador) – involuntary manslaughter (Compton, CA)
- Aurelio Roldan-Roldan (Ecuador) – TWO counts of rape of a child and child pornography (Bridgewater, MA)
- Antonio Gonzalez-Gutierez (Mexico) – aggravated sexual assault of a victim (immediate family) ages 13-16 (Cape May, NJ)
- Petronilo Castillo-Rodriguez (Mexico) – sexual assault (Burnet, TX)
- Ahmet Terzioglu (Turkey) – second-degree rape and assault (Harford, MD)
- Gustavo Diaz-Diaz (Mexico) – second-degree sex offense (Franklin County, NC)
- Luis Fonseca-Guaranga (Ecuador) – child abuse and assault of an unborn child (Grand Forks, ND)
- Izanami Perez-Gazga (Mexico) – communicating to commit crime & children – accosting for immoral purposes (Mason, MI)
- Minh Duc Ngo Nguyen (Vietnam) – armed robbery (Massachusetts)
- Fabricio Garces-Bedoya (Ecuador) – TWO counts of distribution of a controlled substance and importation of heroin (Danbury, CT)
- Francisco Gallardo-Cortes (Mexico) – dealing in cocaine and resisting an officer (Cleveland, OH)
- Juan Gonzalez-Lopez (Mexico) – dealing methamphetamine and illegal re-entry (Indianapolis, IN)
- Gorky Garcia-Garcia (Honduras) – possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Jefferson Parish, LA)
- Roberto Contreras-Gonzalez (Mexico) – attempted trafficking of opium or heroin (Mecklenburg County, NC)
- Jesus Garcia-Ayala (Mexico) – TWO counts of burglary and disorderly conduct (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Jose Fuentes-Sanchez (Mexico) – evading arrest/detention using a vehicle and resisting an officer (Austin, TX)
- Phu Hoang Vo (Vietnam) – evading a peace officer, drug possession, and obstruction (Westminster, CA)
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 9/8: CBP DEL RIO – $557K METH, HEROIN, AND FENTANYL BUST AT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
MIXED HARD NARCOTICS. MINIVAN AT THE PORT. FENTANYL + HEROIN + METH. HSI ARREST. CARTEL PIPELINE STOPPED AT THE LINE. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized a mixed load of hard narcotics — methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl — valued at more than $550,000 hidden in a passenger vehicle.
On Sept. 3 at the Del Rio International Bridge, a CBP officer referred a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country driven by a 28-year-old male U.S. citizen for secondary inspection. After nonintrusive inspection and a canine exam, officers found packages containing 4.45 pounds of alleged methamphetamine, 8.81 pounds of alleged heroin, and 12.69 pounds of alleged fentanyl hidden in the vehicle. Combined estimated street value: $557,589.
CBP seized the narcotics. Homeland Security Investigations special agents made one arrest and opened a criminal investigation.
Port Director Liliana Flores: “By stopping these hard narcotics before they can enter our country, we are actively saving lives and dismantling the operations of criminal organizations. We will continue to maintain a high state of readiness to address all threats attempting to enter the United States.”
BREAKING 9/7: COAST GUARD NABS 24 ILLEGAL ALIENS OFF SANTA BARBARA ISLAND — TURNED OVER TO BORDER PATROL
MARITIME SMUGGLING RUN. 28-FOOT CUDDY CABIN. ~40 MILES OFF LOS ANGELES. CUTTER NARWHAL BOARDING. 24 SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIENS TO U.S. BORDER PATROL. U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District reports crews interdicted 24 suspected illegal aliens approximately three miles south of Santa Barbara Island late Saturday night — another sea-borne attempt to sneak into Southern California.
At about 11:15 p.m., the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB 87335) detected a 28-foot cuddy cabin vessel and launched a boarding team. At about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, boarders detained all 24 suspected aliens. The group was transported to Newport Harbor and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol agents. Officials released no further details on nationalities or smuggling charges pending investigation.
BREAKING 9/5: BIDEN JUDGE FREES MS-13 MURDER FUGITIVE FROM ICE CUSTODY IN CALIFORNIA
MS-13. INTERNATIONAL WARRANT FOR AGGRAVATED MURDER IN EL SALVADOR. ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. SECOND STREET RELEASE IN SANCTUARY CALIFORNIA. ACTIVIST BENCH VS. ICE. DHS says Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta ordered the release of criminal illegal alien David Antonio Aviles Perez — an MS-13 gang member wanted for aggravated murder in El Salvador — from ICE custody in southern California.
ICE arrested Aviles Perez on March 26 on an international warrant for aggravated murder in El Salvador. His U.S. record also includes a 2023 California arrest for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and petty theft — after which California sanctuary politicians RELEASED him back onto the streets. DHS says this is now the SECOND time this dangerous illegal has been released in California. Entry date/location unknown. He had been held pending removal until Judge Ohta ordered him out last Wednesday.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This radical activist judge has put American lives at risk by releasing a wanted murderer. This is now the SECOND time this dangerous illegal has been released back onto the streets in California. Because sanctuary politicians want to play politics from the bench, innocent Americans are in danger. DHS and ICE will not be deterred by these partisan games. If California’s leaders won’t protect Americans, DHS will.”
BREAKING 9/4: ICE DETAINER – ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED IN DUI CRASH THAT KILLED MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN MARYLAND
WRONG-WAY ON I-270. TWO DEAD. 8-YEAR-OLD INJURED. GROSS NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER. HOMICIDE BY MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE IMPAIRED. ICE DETAINER LODGED. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Maryland officials not to release an illegal alien charged in a fatal drunk-driving crash that killed a woman and her daughter.
On Aug. 29 on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, a suspected drunk driver traveling the wrong way crashed head-on into a vehicle with four occupants. Killed: Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and her daughter Areebah Jahin, 23. Injured: a 62-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl. Investigators believe alcohol impairment was a factor.
SUSPECT (per DHS): Jose Antonio Caballero-Nolasco, illegal alien from El Salvador. Charged with TWO counts of gross negligent manslaughter, TWO counts of homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and life-threatening injury by a motor vehicle. Treated at a local hospital, then transferred to Montgomery County Detention Center. ICE lodged a detainer Sept. 1. Illegal entry date/location unknown.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien has been charged after a drunk-driving crash that killed a woman and her daughter and injured two others, including an 8-year-old girl, in Montgomery County, Maryland. This tragedy was completely avoidable. Musammat Shamima Begum and Areebah Jahin should still be alive. ICE has lodged a detainer asking officials in Maryland to commit to not releasing this killer back onto our streets. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their family, and for a swift recovery for those who were injured.”
BREAKING 9/3: DEPORTED – ICE REMOVES CHILD ABUSERS, KIDNAPPERS, AND ROBBERS
CHILD ENDANGERMENT. SIMPLE KIDNAPPING. ROBBERY. FELONY RE-ENTRY. BIDEN RELEASED ONE — NOW GONE. DHS says ICE last week deported more illegal aliens convicted of crimes including child endangerment, kidnapping, and robbery.
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS):
- Heriton Aredes (Brazil) – deported Aug. 26. Convictions: assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, operating recklessly, use of motor vehicle without authority; arrest for motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation. Prior deportation Oct. 14, 2008 after June 16, 2008 final order; then felony illegal re-entry
- Juan Hortencio Palacios-Gomez (Honduras) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: felony domestic abuse – child endangerment, cruelty to juveniles, domestic abuse – battery by strangulation, simple kidnapping. Prior deportation March 21, 2024 after Feb. 16, 2024 final order; then felony illegal re-entry
- Joel Garcia-Lopez (Mexico) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: battery against a public safety official, public intoxication; arrests for OWI. Final order Aug. 7, 2026
- Razi A. Butt (Pakistan) – deported Aug. 26. Convictions: robbery, unauthorized use of a vehicle, disorderly conduct. Lawfully admitted Jan. 2000; overstayed since Jan. 2001; final order Dec. 17, 2013
- Jacsaint Florvil (Haiti) – deported Aug. 27. Conviction: domestic violence. Illegal entry via Arizona Nov. 2021; arrested by Border Patrol then RELEASED by the Biden Administration; final order May 11, 2026
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, the hard-working men and women of ICE deported more illegal aliens from our country, including child abusers, kidnappers, and robbers. With so many illegal aliens deported from our country under President Trump’s leadership, it’s no wonder that crime rates have fallen to historic lows. The Trump Administration will never apologize for deporting illegal aliens and putting American citizens first.”
Source: DHS – DEPORTED: ICE Deports Child Abusers, Kidnappers, and Robbers (Sept 3, 2026)
BREAKING 9/3: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN – ICE DEPORTS PEDOPHILES, DRUNK DRIVERS, VIOLENT ASSAILANTS
SEX WITH A MINOR. SIX PRIOR DEPORTATIONS. INMATE ASSAULTS ON CORRECTIONS STAFF. FALSE IMPRISONMENT. BIDEN RELEASED A FELONY RE-ENTERER — NOW GONE. DHS says ICE last week deported more illegal aliens convicted of crimes including sexual intercourse with a minor, DUI, and assault.
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS):
- Miguel Baltazar-Bernal (Mexico) – deported Aug. 29. Convictions: sexual intercourse with a minor, corporal injury on spouse, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana for sale, illegal entry. Illegal entry via California 1988; previously deported SIX times (1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2019); final order Aug. 23, 1995
- Omer Karahodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – deported Aug. 27. Convictions: FOUR counts third-degree assault – inmate assault on corrections employee, THREE counts wanton endangerment, THREE counts DUI, THREE counts alcohol intoxication in a public place, possession of marijuana; arrests for kidnapping adult and unlawful imprisonment. Final order July 9, 2025
- Teofilo Ramos-Ramos (Guatemala) – deported Aug. 28. Convictions: false imprisonment by violence/menace/fraud/deceit and driving with measurable blood alcohol causing injury. Illegal entry via California Nov. 2016 (Obama era); final order Dec. 14, 2022 after no-show
- Cecilia Gonzalez-Chavez (Mexico) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: aggravated assault, aggravated battery; prior removal Sept. 8, 2023 then felony illegal re-entry via New Mexico Nov. 2023 — released by the Biden Administration; prior order reinstated Nov. 14, 2023
- Altiman Peterkin (Jamaica) – deported Aug. 27. Conviction: assault and battery of family/household member; arrests for rape and threatening to commit murder. Admitted Nov. 2014; overstayed since Feb. 2015; final order July 21, 2026
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, the patriots of ICE deported more illegal aliens, including pedophiles, drunk drivers, and violent assailants. 80% of the American people support deporting criminal illegal aliens. Every day, DHS is delivering on President Trump’s mandate from the American people to deport illegal aliens and make America safe again.”
BREAKING 9/4: ICE HSI KNOXVILLE – 2 HIGH-RANKING UNITED CARTELS BOSSES INDICTED FOR METH AND TERRORISM
FTO-DESIGNATED CARTEL. METH FOR U.S. IMPORT. MATERIAL SUPPORT TO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. MACHINE GUNS. LIFE ON THE TABLE. HSTF / OPERATION PELICAN BONES. ICE Homeland Security Investigations Knoxville reports a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has indicted two high-ranking United Cartels members from Tepalcatepec, Michoacán, Mexico.
NAMED DEFENDANTS (per ICE):
- Juan Jose “Juanjo” Farias Mendoza, 31 — son of United Cartels top leader Juan Jose Farias Alvarez (“El Abuelo”)
- Israel “Papo” Vega Farias, 37 — nephew of “El Abuelo”
Charges include conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine for importation into the United States, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and using, carrying and possessing firearms, including machine guns and destructive devices, during and in relation to the alleged drug trafficking. If convicted, both face maximum penalties of life in prison.
ICE says United Cartels — designated an FTO / SDGT in February 2025 — is one of the world’s largest meth producers, with U.S. distribution hubs in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Kansas City, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Denver, and Chicago. The case grew out of Operation Pelican Bones, which began after a 2019 East Tennessee car crash and expanded into a multinational cartel probe. HSI Knoxville is leading, with DOJ Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon: “This indictment is a testament to the relentless efforts of Homeland Security Investigations to dismantle the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. The United Cartels have fueled violence, addiction, and instability both in the United States and abroad. … We will continue to leverage every available tool to protect our communities, disrupt transnational criminal enterprises, and ensure those who threaten our nation’s safety and security are brought to justice.”
Part of the Homeland Security Task Force under Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. An indictment is an allegation; defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
BREAKING 9/4: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS HOMICIDE OFFENDERS, PEDOPHILES, ATTEMPTED MURDERERS
MANSLAUGHTER. CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD. ATTEMPTED MURDER. KIDNAPPING. METH AND HEROIN CONSPIRACY. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE yesterday arrested more of the worst of the worst — illegal aliens convicted of manslaughter, sexual abuse of a child, attempted murder, and kidnapping.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Cesar Abraham Castellon-Flores (Mexico) – TWO counts of manslaughter and aggravated assault (West Valley City, UT)
- Filberto Matus-Morales (Mexico) – continuous sexual abuse of a child (Santa Ana, CA)
- Obed Pineda-Ordonez (Guatemala) – attempted murder and first-degree arson (Broward County, FL)
- Hugo Alexander Sanchez (El Salvador) – use of firearm in the commission of a felony, abduction, and kidnapping (Fairfax, VA)
- Adan Martinez-Onofre (Mexico) – conspiracy with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin (Middle District of Florida)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “The brave men and women of ICE law enforcement work every single day to remove illegal aliens from our communities. Yesterday, ICE arrested killers, pedophiles, attempted murderers, and other public safety threats. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will never apologize for arresting and deporting illegal aliens in order to keep America safe.”
BREAKING 9/4: CBP LAREDO – $2.5 MILLION METH BUST AT JUAREZ-LINCOLN BRIDGE
280.47 POUNDS. 2011 HONDA CR-V. CANINE ALERT. HSI INVESTIGATING. CBP officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo seized alleged methamphetamine valued at more than $2.5 million.
On Aug. 25, a CBP officer referred a 2011 Honda CR-V for secondary inspection after a canine alert at primary. Officers found 280.47 pounds of alleged methamphetamine concealed in the vehicle — estimated street value $2,579,003. CBP seized the narcotics and the vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations special agents are investigating.
Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry: “This significant seizure of more than 280 pounds of alleged methamphetamine underscores the vigilance and expertise of our CBP officers and the critical role of canine operations in keeping dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities.”
BREAKING 9/3: BORDER PATROL DEL RIO – 8 ILLEGAL ALIENS RESCUED FROM LOCKED RAIL CAR
AUTORACK FREIGHT CAR. ONE CHILD. MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, CHINA. 100+ DEGREE HEAT. SMUGGLERS LOCKED THEM IN. U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Del Rio Sector rescued eight individuals locked inside a train car near Knippa, Texas.
On the afternoon of Aug. 30, Uvalde Border Patrol Station agents were inspecting trains on a rail siding near Knippa when a Border Patrol canine alerted to a stationary autorack freight car carrying automobiles. Agents found eight people — including one child — locked inside with no means of escape. Nationalities: three Mexican, three Salvadoran, one Guatemalan, and one Chinese. All were medically assessed and taken to Uvalde Station for processing.
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “Alien smugglers have no regard for those they prey upon. Temperatures in this area exceed 100 degrees daily. Were it not for the actions of our highly trained agents, this situation could have had a tragic outcome.”
Source: CBP – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue eight trapped in rail car (Sept 3, 2026)
BREAKING 9/3: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, ROBBERS
MURDER. LEWD CONDUCT WITH A MINOR. ROBBERY. FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT. COCAINE AND METH TRAFFICKING. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE yesterday arrested more of the worst of the worst — illegal aliens convicted of murder, lewd conduct with a minor, robbery, and assault.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Dung Tran (Vietnam) – murder (Bronx, NY)
- Adin Genis-Mendez (Guatemala) – TWO counts of injury to a child and lewd conduct with a minor under 16 (Kuna, ID)
- Sol Kim (Vietnam) – TWO counts of use of firearm, unlawful wounding, TWO counts of robbery, assault and battery (Arlington, VA)
- Gonzalo Ramos-Siguan (Guatemala) – first-degree assault (Montgomery County, MD)
- Marcos Montiel-Lopez (Mexico) – conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine (Wilmington, NC)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove the worst of the worst illegal aliens from our communities. Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, robbers, and other dangerous criminals. … If you’re in America illegally: LEAVE NOW, or we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
BREAKING 9/3: DEPORTED – ICE REMOVES CHILD ABUSERS, KIDNAPPERS, AND ROBBERS
CHILD ENDANGERMENT. SIMPLE KIDNAPPING. ROBBERY. FELONY REENTRY. BIDEN RELEASED ONE — NOW GONE. DHS says ICE last week deported more illegal aliens convicted of crimes including child endangerment, kidnapping, and robbery.
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS):
- Heriton Aredes (Brazil) – deported Aug. 26. Convictions: assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, operating recklessly, use of motor vehicle without authority; arrest for motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation. Prior removal Oct. 14, 2008 after June 2008 final order; illegally re-entered (felony)
- Juan Hortencio Palacios-Gomez (Honduras) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: felony domestic abuse – child endangerment, cruelty to juveniles, domestic abuse – battery by strangulation, simple kidnapping; arrests include Schedule II narcotics, resisting an officer, vehicle theft. Prior removal March 21, 2024; illegally re-entered (felony)
- Joel Garcia-Lopez (Mexico) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: battery against a public safety official, public intoxication; arrest for OWI. Final order Aug. 7, 2026
- Razi A. Butt (Pakistan) – deported Aug. 26. Convictions: robbery, unauthorized use of a vehicle, disorderly conduct. Admitted Jan. 2000; overstayed since Jan. 2001; final order Dec. 17, 2013
- Jacsaint Florvil (Haiti) – deported Aug. 27. Conviction: domestic violence. Illegal entry via Arizona Nov. 2021; Border Patrol arrest then released into the country by the Biden Administration; final order May 11, 2026
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, the hard-working men and women of ICE deported more illegal aliens from our country, including child abusers, kidnappers, and robbers. … The Trump Administration will never apologize for deporting illegal aliens and putting American citizens first.”
Source: DHS – DEPORTED: ICE Deports Child Abusers, Kidnappers, and Robbers (Sept 3, 2026)
BREAKING 9/3: ICE REMOVES CUBAN INTELLIGENCE AGENT WHO FRAUDULENTLY GOT GREEN CARD
CUBAN INTEL ASSET. INFILTRATED EXILE COMMUNITIES. LIED ON LPR APPLICATION. REMOVED AUG. 7. ICE removed Fernando Armando Valdes Perez, 61, of Kendall, Florida — a Cuban national and Guatemalan citizen — after investigators determined he fraudulently obtained lawful permanent resident status while concealing his affiliation with the Cuban regime.
Valdes was arrested July 10 at Miami International Airport in a joint ICE, FBI Miami, and CBP administrative enforcement action. Investigators say he was a Cuban intelligence asset tasked with infiltrating and reporting on Cuban exile and dissident communities in Latin America and the United States as early as the mid-1990s. He gained the trust of late anti-Castro dissident Luis Posada Carriles and remained close to Cuban and Cuban American figures in South Florida until his arrest.
ERO Miami Field Office Director Matthew Elliston: “Individuals who conceal ties to foreign intelligence services and exploit our immigration system pose a serious threat to the integrity of that system and to our national security. ICE will continue working with our federal partners to identify, arrest and remove those who obtain immigration benefits through fraud.”
BREAKING 9/3: OPERATION TIDAL WAVE – CBP REMOVES 10 MORE ALIEN CRUISE CREW IN BOSTON FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL
NORWEGIAN ESCAPE. 9 FILIPINOS + 1 NEPALI. ALL ADMITTED CONSUMING CSEM/CSAM. SECOND BOSTON SWEEP IN AUGUST. 24 REMOVED IN TWO WEEKS. CBP officers at the Port of Boston removed 10 aliens from the cruise ship Norwegian Escape on Aug. 31 as part of ongoing Operation Tidal Wave.
During secondary interviews, all 10 admitted previously consuming child sexual exploitation / abuse material. All were processed for removal of conditional landing under INA Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) for crimes involving moral turpitude.
Acting Director of Field Operations, Boston Field Office Julio Caravia: “In just over two weeks, CBP has removed 24 cruise workers for possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and we will not stop. … Those individuals found engaging in this behavior will be arrested, removed, and face significant consequences.”
Boston follow-on after earlier August removals from Norwegian Breakaway, Holland Volendam, and Vision of the Seas. Nationwide track: Phase 1 San Diego (April) — 27 crewmembers / 6 vessels; Phase 2 San Juan (June/July) — 14 crewmembers + one federal prosecution accepted.
BREAKING 9/2: ICE AUGUST ARRESTS BREAK RECORD – 50,925 ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED IN ONE MONTH
THIRD STRAIGHT MONTHLY RECORD. NEARLY 51,000 ARRESTS. OVER 50K FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW. LEAVE NOW — OR GET FOUND. DHS announces ICE arrested 50,925 illegal aliens in August 2026 — the highest single-month total in agency history, topping July’s prior record of 50,208. June saw 43,900.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “For the third straight month, ICE set a new record for the highest number of illegal aliens arrested in a single month, nearly 51,000. This is promises made and promises kept in action. Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE is working around the clock every day to arrest and deport illegal aliens from American communities. If you are in the country illegally, LEAVE NOW. If not, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
DHS says more than 3 million illegal aliens have left the United States since President Trump returned to office. Self-deport option remains: $3,000 and a free flight via the CBP Home App.
August “worst of the worst” highlights cited by DHS include convictions for murder, child pornography, sexual assault of a minor, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, and DUI manslaughter — among them Kenyan murder convict Osbert Marion Otien Owuor (Compton, CA) and Indian national Masroor Ahmed Butt (D.C., illicit sexual conduct / child pornography).
Source: DHS – ICE’s August Arrests Break Record for Number of Illegal Aliens Arrested (Sept 2, 2026)
BREAKING 9/2: ICE LAS VEGAS – ALLEGED ARSONIST, DOMESTIC BATTERY, DRUGS
ATTEMPTED ARSON. DOMESTIC BATTERY. METH. OVERSTAY SINCE 2000. OFF THE STREETS. ICE Salt Lake City arrested Jaime Tan Francisco, 55, a criminal illegal alien from the Philippines, after Las Vegas police booked him on arson-related and other charges.
Francisco was admitted in Detroit in April 2000 with authorization only until Oct. 26, 2000, then remained illegally. Prior convictions: misdemeanor harassment (2006) and methamphetamine possession (2014). On July 25, Las Vegas police arrested him for domestic battery, drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, attempted arson, and drug possession. ICE took him into custody Aug. 2 pending removal.
ICE Director David Venturella: “Francisco entered the U.S. in April of 2000, but violated the terms of his admission and went on to commit a series of crimes. … Criminal illegal aliens are unwelcome in the U.S., and ICE is partnering with state and local police to keep them off our streets and out of our communities.”
Source: ICE – ICE, local partners arrest alleged arsonist in Las Vegas (Sept 2, 2026)
BREAKING 9/2: ICE TEXAS – CUBAN DRUG TRAFFICKER EVADED REMOVAL ORDER FOR 26 YEARS
FINAL ORDER SINCE FEB. 29, 2000. COCAINE. DRUG TRAFFICKING. NOW KIDNAPPING CHARGES. 287(g) PARTNERSHIP. ICE and San Saba County Sheriff’s Office arrested Emiliano Martinez Perez, 54, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, on Aug. 5 after he failed to appear for a hearing on current charges.
Martinez Perez has convictions for cocaine possession and drug trafficking, plus a final order of removal dating to Feb. 29, 2000 — more than 26 years ago. He also illegally reentered through Texas in June 2018. He now faces local charges including kidnapping, indecent assault, unlawful restraint, and illegal tattooing. ICE lodged a detainer; he remains in local custody pending criminal proceedings.
Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella: “This criminal illegal alien was ordered removed from the U.S. more than 26 years ago. Since then, he was convicted of drug trafficking, and now he’s in jail facing charges for kidnapping, indecent assault, unlawful restraint and illegal tattooing. … This is exactly why the partnerships under the 287(g) program matter.”
BREAKING 9/2: ICE MIAMI – CONVICTED ARMED ROBBER NABBED WITH FLORIDA 287(g) PARTNERS
ARMED ROBBERY. COCAINE. REMOVAL ORDER SINCE 2010. OFF THE STREETS. ICE Miami and Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office arrested Roberto Gonzalez-Fonseca, 57, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, on July 31.
Gonzalez-Fonseca was convicted of armed robbery and possession of cocaine. He faces new cocaine possession charges from a Feb. 25 Florida arrest. He entered lawfully near Miami in 1991 and later became an LPR, but an immigration judge in Chaparral, New Mexico, ordered him removed Nov. 1, 2010, after the armed robbery conviction. He is in ICE custody pending removal.
ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall: “ICE officers are committed to making our communities safe, and arresting Gonzalez-Fonseca — a convicted armed robber who’s known to possess drugs — is part of a larger picture. Every ICE arrest that takes a violent criminal illegal alien off the streets helps restore public safety, just as President Trump promised.”
Source: ICE – ICE arrests convicted armed robber with help from Florida police partners (Sept 2, 2026)
BREAKING 9/2: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN – ICE DEPORTS MS-13, 18TH STREET, SINALOA, LATIN KINGS
ABDUCTION. ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. METH TRAFFICKING. HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARRESTS. REPEAT ILLEGAL REENTRY. DHS says ICE last week deported more illegal alien gang members – including kidnappers, violent assailants, drug traffickers, and burglars.
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS):
- Erik Alexis Valladares-Corea (Honduras, MS-13) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: abduction, possession of a weapon, illegal re-entry; arrests include malicious wounding / intent to maim. Entered TX April 2015; released by Obama Admin; prior removal May 2020; illegally re-entered
- Balmore Vladimir Hernandez-Lopez (El Salvador, MS-13) – deported Aug. 25. Conviction: assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; arrests for human slavery/trafficking. Multiple prior removals; third illegal entry
- Enrique Carrasco-Polanco (Mexico, Sinaloa Cartel) – deported Aug. 29. Convictions: conspiracy to distribute 500+ grams methamphetamine, firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, illegal re-entry. Previously deported three times (2014, 2015, 2017)
- Abner Geovani Del Valle-Lemus (Guatemala, 18th Street) – deported Aug. 28. Convictions: battery, stolen vehicle, vehicle theft, burglary, vandalism. Border Patrol arrest June 2014; released by Obama Admin
- Brian Damian Iglesias-Rodriguez (Uruguay, Latin Kings) – deported Aug. 24. Convictions: assault, burglary of a vehicle, drug possession, obstruction. Prior removals 2021 and 2022; third illegal entry
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, the brave men and women of ICE made our country safer by deporting illegal alien gang members, including kidnappers, violent assailants, drug traffickers, and burglars. The Trump Administration is working hard every single day to undo the damage caused by the Biden Administration’s reckless open-border policies. We will never apologize for deporting illegal aliens, because that’s how we save lives.”
BREAKING 9/2: ICE DETAINER – ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED IN DEADLY TENNESSEE DUI CRASH
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE. SIX OR SEVEN BEERS. METH IN HIS POCKET. MOTORCYCLIST KILLED. 287(g) PARTNERSHIP. ICE lodged a detainer on Alfonso Vasquez-Morales, a Mexican national charged in a July 7 Jonesborough, Tennessee, crash that killed 69-year-old motorcyclist William Richard Sauer of Brooksville, Florida.
Per ICE and Washington County Sheriff’s Office: Vasquez-Morales crossed into oncoming traffic and struck Sauer head-on around 2 p.m. Witnesses said he was weaving; he admitted drinking “six or seven beers” before driving. Charges include vehicular homicide, reckless driving, possession of methamphetamine, driving without a license, and related offenses.
Vasquez-Morales told ICE he entered without authorization through Arizona and has lived illegally in the U.S. about three years. Washington County Sheriff’s Office is a 287(g) Warrant Service Officer partner, facilitating transfer to ICE custody.
BREAKING 9/2: ICE DETAINER – HAITIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH KILLING AUNT, STRANGLING COUSIN IN FLORIDA
HOMICIDE. ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE. SEXUAL BATTERY. BURGLARY WITH BATTERY. BIDEN RELEASED HIM IN 2024. DHS confirms ICE lodged a detainer on Whycliff Longin, an illegal alien from Haiti charged after allegedly killing his aunt and strangling his cousin in Lehigh Acres, Florida.
On Aug. 27, Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance at a duplex. The 911 caller said she woke up to a man on top of her strangling her, broke free, barricaded herself, and called police. Deputies found Amadette Longin dead; family identified her as the suspect’s aunt and the surviving victim as his cousin. Longin was taken into custody. ICE lodged a detainer with Lee County Jail the same day.
Charges: homicide, attempted homicide, sexual battery, and burglary with a battery. DHS says Longin illegally entered through Florida in 2024 and was released into the country by the Biden Administration.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien from Haiti is charged with homicide, attempted homicide, sexual battery, and burglary with a battery after allegedly killing a woman and attempting to strangle another woman to death. This dangerous illegal alien should have never been allowed into our country in the first place. If it weren’t for the Biden Administration’s reckless open-border policies, Amadette Longin would still be alive.”
Lee County Sheriff’s Office press update on the Lehigh Acres homicide / ICE detainer case (Aug 2026).
BREAKING 9/2: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS CHILD ABUSERS, ROBBERS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
CHILD ABUSE. ARMED ROBBERY. DRUG TRAFFICKING. ARSON. ATTACKING A COP. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE yesterday arrested more of the worst of the worst – child abusers, robbers, drug traffickers, and other dangerous illegal aliens.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Benjamin Tomas-Reynoso (Guatemala) – abuse/neglect/endangerment of a child 8 years old or younger (Bradley County, TN)
- Raidel Gato (Cuba) – robbery while carrying a firearm or other deadly weapon (Miami, FL)
- Martin Guerrero-Guerrero (Mexico) – drug trafficking (Albuquerque, NM)
- Ediberto Lopez-Lopez (Mexico) – aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and aggravated escape (Sulphur, OK)
- Jesus Chavira-Ramirez (Mexico) – arson (Toledo, OH)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, ICE arrested child abusers, robbers, drug traffickers, and other dangerous illegal aliens from our communities. Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE is delivering on the American people’s mandate to arrest and deport illegal aliens in order to make America safe again. If you are here illegally, we will hunt you down and send you back to where you came from.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Child Abusers, Robbers, and Drug Traffickers (Sept 2, 2026)
BREAKING 9/2: ICE REMOVES MURDERERS, CHILD SEX ASSAILANTS, ARSONISTS
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD. KIDNAPPING. ARSON. REPEATED ILLEGAL REENTRY. ICE reports late July / early August removals of egregious criminal illegal aliens with convictions including murder, sexual assault, and arson.
NAMED REMOVALS (per ICE):
- Hernan Portillo Melendez, 39 (Honduras) – second-degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon; previously removed April 2024, re-encountered near Carrizo Springs, TX
- Neri Farid Calix Ardon, 31 (Honduras) – sexual assault of a child; removed Sept 2023, re-encountered Eagle Pass Jan 2025; charged with reentry after deportation
- Douglas Corea-Cabezas, 53 (Nicaragua) – sexual battery, kidnapping, strongarm robbery, cocaine possession; multiple prior removals and unlawful reentries
- Rafael Panduro Puga, 38 (Mexico) – arson and possession of a controlled substance while armed; removed July
ICE ERO Executive Associate Director Marcos Charles: “Every one of these removals makes our communities safer. These are convicted criminals who no longer pose a threat on American streets. That’s what immigration enforcement is supposed to do — protect the American people by removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from our country.”
BREAKING 9/1: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS CHILD ABUSERS, ROBBERS, STRANGLERS
MOLESTING A VICTIM UNDER 18. ENDANGERING CHILDREN. STRANGULATION. AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more of the worst of the worst yesterday – child abusers, robbers, identity thieves, fraudsters, and other dangerous criminals.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Luis Antonio Molina (Mexico) – aggravated robbery and endangering children (Franklin County, OH)
- Adolfo Guzman-Ramirez (Mexico) – annoying/molesting a victim under 18 (Ontario, CA)
- Luis Fernando Hernandez-Guia (Mexico) – strangulation (Douglassville, PA)
- Minh H. Nguyen (Vietnam) – drug possession, discharge of a firearm, and assault and battery (Boston, MA)
- Michel Reinoso-Gomez (Cuba) – battery, identity theft, and bank fraud (Miami, FL)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove illegal aliens from our communities. Just yesterday, ICE arrested child abusers, robbers, identity thieves, fraudsters, and other dangerous criminals. President Trump has made it clear: Illegal aliens are NOT welcome in our nation. If you’re in America illegally: LEAVE NOW, or we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Child Abusers, Violent Assailants, and Robbers (Sept 1, 2026)
BREAKING 9/1: OPERATION ROTTEN APPLE – ICE NABS 2,197 ILLEGAL ALIENS ACROSS NEW YORK
MURDERERS. RAPISTS. PEDOPHILES. DRUG TRAFFICKERS. KIDNAPPERS. 2,197 ARRESTS. ZERO HELP FROM HOCHUL OR MAMDANI. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced in New York City that ICE Operation Rotten Apple (July 27-Aug. 29) arrested 2,197 illegal aliens statewide – including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug traffickers, and violent assailants.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Bogdan Detrovich Gren (Ukraine) – kidnapping, abduction resulting in death, criminal possession of a weapon, murder
- Andreas Bernal Chiquito (Colombia) – course of sexual conduct against a child; act in manner to injure child less than 17
- Noel Celestino Lopez Martinez (Mexico) – first-degree rape: forcible compulsion
- Palvinder Singh (India) – conviction for rape in Germany
- Carlos Mendez-Acosta (Venezuela) – conviction for rape
- Chhun Kim Pril (Cambodia) – drug trafficking
- Danilo Antonio Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) – conspiracy to distribute with intent to distribute heroin
DHS says sanctuary policies under Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani resulted in the release of 13,621 criminal illegal aliens from jails back onto New York streets. Operation ran with no help from either.
Secretary Mullin: “Operation Rotten Apple did what sanctuary politicians in New York City and the state of New York refuse to do: made the Empire State safer. … And we did it with no help from Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul.”
Border Czar Tom Homan: “Democratic politicians in New York and elsewhere say that they care about public safety, but won’t let immigration law enforcement officers into their jails to take criminals into custody; instead they release them to their streets.”
New York Post: Sec. Mullin press conference announcing Operation Rotten Apple results (Sept 1, 2026).
BREAKING 9/1: OPERATION CORRAL LIGHT – ICE ARRESTS 121 AT MEMPHIS NIGHTCLUB
121 ILLEGAL ALIENS. ONE NIGHT. EL CORRALON. CHILD ENDANGERMENT. ASSAULT. COCAINE. DUI. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DHS confirms ICE New Orleans ran multiagency Operation Corral Light on Aug. 30 at the El Corralon nightclub in Memphis, Tennessee – arresting 121 illegal aliens.
Criminal histories among those arrested include larceny, drug possession, domestic violence, driving while intoxicated, assault, child endangerment, and prostitution.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Ricardo N Rodriguez Arteaga (Honduras) – conviction for larceny; arrest for commercial sex / prostitution
- Sergio Vieyra Torres (Mexico) – arrests for child endangerment and DUI
- Maryari Pamela Lopez Urivina (Honduras) – arrest for aggravated assault
- Jeronima Giron Cisneros (Honduras) – arrest for domestic violence
- Miguel Galeas Rodriguez (Honduras) – conviction for cocaine possession
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Through Operation Corral Light, ICE arrested more than 120 illegal aliens in a single day, including child abusers, drug traffickers, and violent assailants. Under the Trump Administration, the brave men and women of ICE have been unleashed to remove illegal aliens from our communities and make America safe again.”
ICE ERO New Orleans Acting Field Office Director Scott Ladwig: “This criminal enforcement operation to arrest illegal aliens and eliminate drug activity in our community is part of the highest priorities of this administration.”
BREAKING 8/31: ICE PHOENIX – 2 CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED IN NORTHERN ARIZONA
KIDNAPPING. SEXUAL ABUSE. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A COP. COCAINE. SIX PRIOR REMOVALS. OFF THE STREETS. ICE Phoenix arrested two illegal aliens with serious felony histories in separate northern Arizona enforcement actions during the week of Aug. 2.
NAMED ARRESTS (per ICE):
- Dinesh Sapkota, 28 (Nepal) – arrested near Flagstaff. Convictions (2023): kidnapping, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, sexual abuse, and aggravated assault involving a physically restrained victim (2022 Flagstaff PD case). Entered legally May 2, 2016; overstayed. Remains in ICE custody pending removal.
- Norberto Osornio-Gutierrez, 50 (Mexico) – arrested near Prescott. Convictions: burglary, traffic violations, and attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Final deportation order (Eloy, June 24, 1996) executed, then reinstated SIX more times (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011). Fled on foot; taken into custody without further incident.
ICE Phoenix Field Office Director John Cantú: “ICE officers in Arizona continue to prioritize the arrest and removal of individuals who violate U.S. immigration law and pose a threat to public safety.”
Source: ICE – ICE Phoenix arrests 2 illegal aliens with serious criminal histories in Arizona (Aug 31, 2026)
BREAKING 8/31: BUFFALO SECTOR – HONDURAN SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED; 25-YEAR RAP SHEET
SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST MINORS. GRAND LARCENY. ASSAULT. BAIL JUMPING. PROBATION VIOLATOR. NOW IN ICE CUSTODY FOR REMOVAL. U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Niagara Falls Station arrested Pablo Ordonez-Melendez, a 48-year-old Honduran illegal alien, in Appleton, N.Y., on Aug. 20.
During processing, agents found an extensive criminal history dating back nearly 25 years, including sexual assault against minors, grand larceny, assaults with intent to cause injury, endangerment, bail jumping, possession of stolen property, and numerous traffic offenses. He is currently on probation in New York and is considered a probation violator. He was turned over to ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations for deportation proceedings.
Acting Chief Patrol Agent James D’Amato (Buffalo Sector): “Those who violate our immigration laws and have serious criminal histories will be identified, arrested, and removed from the United States. We will continue to protect our border and keep dangerous individuals out of our communities.”
BREAKING 8/31: MULLIN + DUFFY – HISTORIC CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ALIEN CDL FRAUD / TRUCKING
110 CDL SCHOOLS EMERGENCY-SHUT. 200+ SCHOOLS HIT IN ONE-DAY HSI SURGE. JOINT TASK FORCE CROSSROADS OF AMERICA. ILLEGAL ALIENS OFF THE HIGHWAYS. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy, with the White House Fraud Task Force and U.S. Attorneys, launched a historic interagency campaign in Detroit against CDL fraud and unqualified illegal alien truckers.
KEY ACTIONS (per DHS / DOT / DOJ):
- DOT/FMCSA: Emergency removal of 110 CDL training schools tied to 5,000+ English-proficiency failures; 160+ more schools proposed for removal after 40-state probes (linked to 239 CMV fatalities)
- HSI: Synchronized surge at 200+ driving schools across 23 SAC offices; Notices of Inspection; probes into unauthorized employment, DMV CDL fraud, medical-cert fraud, labor exploitation, cartel links
- ICE ERO: National CDL surge (Maine / Michigan / Wisconsin focus) plus Operation ICE Wall, Operation Guardrail, Operation Freightliner with 287(g) partners
- DOJ: Joint Task Force Crossroads of America — IL, IN, MI, OH U.S. Attorneys with DOT, FMCSA, FBI, DEA, HSI, ICE, ATF
Secretary Mullin: “Thanks to the recklessness of sanctuary politicians, there is a growing and alarming trend of illegal aliens being granted commercial driver’s licenses… Under the strong leadership of President Trump, DHS and ICE are delivering on our mission to protect Americans by taking these dangerous threats OFF our roadways and getting them OUT of our country.”
Official DHS YouTube: Sec. Mullin & Sec. Duffy address interagency trucking fraud crackdown (Detroit, Aug 31, 2026).
BREAKING 8/31: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, RAPISTS
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD. RAPE OF A VICTIM UNDER 16. PREDATOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more of the worst of the worst over the weekend — murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and violent assailants.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Nelson Cruz-Urquilla (El Salvador) — first-degree murder (Chesterfield, VA)
- Henry Diaz-Antunuez (Honduras) — second-degree murder (Washington, D.C.)
- Hung Van Le (Vietnam) — second-degree murder (King County, WA)
- Hoan Quang Tran (Vietnam) — voluntary manslaughter and FOUR counts discharging a firearm (Los Angeles, CA)
- Jorge Arturo Sanchez-Perez (Mexico) — sexual assault of a child (Omaha, NE)
- Axel Castanan-Ramos (Guatemala) — rape of a victim under 16 (Sussex County, DE)
- Alejandro Artemio Alcala-Ayala (Mexico) — first-degree statutory rape (Sedalia, MO)
- Daniel Garcia-Cordova (Mexico) — predator criminal sexual assault (Lake County, IL)
- Maxel Eduardo Sagastume (El Salvador) — lewd acts with a child under 14 (Riverside, CA)
- Alberto Jose Mendoza (Venezuela) — possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kg cocaine (Miami, FL)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “While Americans enjoyed their weekend, the patriots of ICE worked around the clock to remove murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and other public safety threats from our communities.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Rapists, and Assailants (Aug 31, 2026) | More: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/31: YUMA SECTOR – 143 ARRESTS; 95 ILLEGAL ALIEN CDL TRUCK DRIVERS BUSTED
HUMAN SMUGGLING. DRUG LOADS. ILLEGAL ALIENS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF BIG RIGS — 76 WITH CALIFORNIA CDLs. U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector, with Stonegarden partners, ran a weeklong multi-agency operation (Aug. 10–14) targeting human and drug smuggling. Agents arrested 143 people from 18 countries.
OPERATION RESULTS (per CBP):
- 95 illegal alien truck drivers arrested with state-issued commercial driver’s licenses — 76 California CDLs, 6 New York CDLs, remainder other states
- Two human-smuggling events interdicted — 4 smugglers and 17 smuggled aliens arrested
- Seizures: 1 firearm, 74 pounds methamphetamine, 169 pounds marijuana
Acting Chief Patrol Agent Dustin W. Caudle (Yuma Sector): “We are committed to protecting our citizens from all international threats, whether that is from unlicensed or untrained drivers, or transnational criminal organizations engaged in human or drug trafficking.”
CBP notes DOT’s final rule cracking down on unqualified foreign drivers obtaining non-domiciled CDLs — removing another incentive for illegal immigration and backing the most secure border in 50 years.
Source: CBP – Weeklong targeted enforcement results in 143 arrests in Arizona (Aug 31, 2026)
BREAKING 8/28: PA HIT-AND-RUN – ICE DETAINER AFTER VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN STRIKES CHILD
SPEEDING. HIT A PRE-TEEN. FLED. ILLINOIS LICENSE. BIDEN RELEASE. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Pennsylvania officials not to release Yorgelis Alexandra Matos-Bravo, an illegal alien from Venezuela, charged after a hit-and-run that injured a young boy in Charleroi, Washington County.
Per DHS / local reporting: On Aug. 23, a boy crossing the street was struck by a speeding vehicle that fled. Matos-Bravo later returned after her brothers convinced her and admitted hitting the child. Authorities say the boy is expected to survive. Charleroi Regional Police charged her with aggravated assault – victim less than 13, reckless endangerment, accident involving damage, disorderly conduct, reckless driving, careless driving, and speeding. ICE lodged the detainer with Washington County Jail on Aug. 26. Investigators found she held an Illinois driver’s license.
HOW SHE GOT HERE: Illegally entered through Texas in July 2022; RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien now faces SEVEN charges after a hit-and-run that injured a young child in Pennsylvania. She would not have been in our country in the first place if it weren’t for the Biden Administration’s open borders, and she wouldn’t have been on our roads if it weren’t for J.B. Pritzker’s sanctuary Illinois issuing her a driver’s license.”
Sources: DHS – ICE Lodges Detainer for Illegal Alien Arrested After Hit-and-Run that Injured Child in Pennsylvania (Aug 28, 2026) | Local: Mon Valley Independent
BREAKING 8/28: DEPORTED – MURDERERS, RAPISTS, ARSONISTS REMOVED
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. KIDNAPPING FOR RANSOM. FORCED SEX ASSAULT. RAPE OF A MINOR. ARSON. GONE. DHS confirms ICE deported more criminal illegal aliens last week — including murderers, rapists, and arsonists.
AMONG THOSE DEPORTED (per DHS):
- Ian Rosales Castro (Ecuador) — deported Aug 21 — second-degree murder and kidnapping with intent to collect ransom (NY); controlled substance (TX); final removal order since Dec 2006
- Jesus Avilas-Urquiza (Bolivia) — deported Aug 21 — TWO counts criminal sex assault with force (IL); overstayed 2000 admission
- Erlin Molina-Ramos (Honduras) — deported Aug 22 — third-degree rape: victim less than 17 (NY)
- Ruben Gonzalez-Gazpar (Mexico) — deported Aug 21 — arson, hit-and-run, vandalism, drugs; previously deported March 2008, then illegally re-entered (felony)
- Andy Gomez-Niebla (Cuba) — deported Aug 21 — robbery / conspiracy to interfere with commerce (MI)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Last week, ICE deported murderers, rapists, and arsonists. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will always put the safety of the American people first. If you’re here illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
BREAKING 8/28: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, RAPISTS, KIDNAPPERS
SEX WITH A FAMILIAL CHILD. KIDNAPPING. RAPE. CHILD PORN DISTRIBUTION. FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more of the worst of the worst — including pedophiles, rapists, violent assailants, and kidnappers.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Manuel Victores-Alzola (Cuba) — THREE counts engaging in sexual act with familial child (Miami, FL)
- Jeffry Rivera-Vargas (Honduras) — kidnapping and rape (Franklin County, OH)
- Bladimir Morel (Dominican Republic) — robbery, unlawful firearm use, narcotics distribution (PA)
- Ronald Alberto Aguilar-Contreras (El Salvador) — first-degree assault (Baltimore, MD)
- Diego Miguel-Juan (Guatemala) — distribution of child pornography (N.D. Iowa)
Secretary Mullin: “Just yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, rapists, kidnappers, robbers, and other dangerous criminals who never should’ve been here in the first place.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Rapists, Violent Assailants, and Kidnappers (Aug 28, 2026) | More cases: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/28: ICE REMOVES KILLERS AND SEX ASSAILANTS – JULY 19 DEPORTATION FLIGHT
SEXUAL ASSAULT. VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. HOMICIDE. SERIAL RE-ENTRIES. GONE. ICE reports that on July 19 it removed several criminal illegal aliens with convictions including sexual assault, voluntary manslaughter, and driving while intoxicated. ICE published the case roundup Aug. 28.
AMONG THOSE REMOVED (per ICE):
- Sergio Gonzalez Valencia, 31 (Mexico) — conspiracy to commit manslaughter; reentry after removal; removed 2014 then illegally reentered at least four more times
- Jose Luis Carlos Pena, 53 (Mexico) — homicide, hit and run, fraudulent immigration docs, reentry after removal; removed 2008 then reentered
- Ricardo Gonzalez Espinoza, 28 (Mexico) — felony domestic violence and sexual assault; voluntary return 2015; removed 2024; CBP caught him again near Laredo in 2025 wading the Rio Grande
- Reyes Flores Ocampo, 50 (Mexico) — three DWI convictions, cocaine/dangerous drugs, evading arrest, bail jumping; removed 1997, 2000, and 2006
- Hilario Vargas, 52 (Mexico) — voluntary manslaughter and cocaine possession; removed 2002 then illegally reentered at least three more times
ERO Executive Associate Director Marcos Charles: “Every criminal illegal alien we remove is one less threat to our communities and the people we care about — and we will continue arresting and removing those who have no lawful basis to remain in the United States.”
BREAKING 8/27: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, KIDNAPPERS
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. SEX OFFENSE WITH A CHILD. KIDNAPPING. CHILD PORN. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more of the worst of the worst — including murderers, pedophiles, and kidnappers.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Ung Bang (Vietnam) — first-degree murder (Alhambra, CA)
- Karel Pineda (Cuba) — first-degree sex offense with a child and second-degree arson (Cumberland County, NC)
- Henry Duarte-Morataya (Guatemala) — TWO counts sex assault, risk of injury to a child, reckless endangerment (Stamford, CT)
- Masroor Ahmed Butt (India) — intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and possession of child pornography (Washington, D.C.)
- Sean Lopes (Guyana) — kidnapping and possession of a weapon (New York, NY)
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, kidnappers, and other violent criminals to make America safe again. Under President Trump’s leadership, there will be no safe haven for illegal aliens.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Kidnappers (Aug 27, 2026) | More cases: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/28: NASHVILLE – ILLEGAL ALIEN SOCCER COACH GETS 30 YEARS FOR DRUGGING AND RAPING CHILDREN
FRAUD DOCS. YOUTH COACH. DRUGGED KIDS. FILMED THE ABUSE. 30 YEARS — THEN DEPORTATION. ICE Homeland Security Investigations says Camilo Campos-Hurtado, a 68-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico who worked as a youth soccer coach in Middle Tennessee, sexually exploited children and recorded the abuse for years. A federal judge sentenced him July 2 to 30 years in prison plus five years supervised release. ICE announced the case Aug. 28.
Per ICE: Probe began June 2023 after a community member found explicit videos on a cellphone Campos-Hurtado left at a local business and tipped Franklin Police. HSI Nashville, Franklin PD, and U.S. Marshals recovered devices with child sexual abuse material and counterfeit immigration/ID documents. Investigators say he incapacitated child victims with drugs or alcohol before assaulting them and recording it. Offenses underlying convictions spanned 2017–2021; forensics showed CSAM production since at least January 2013.
GUILTY PLEA (June 17, 2025): Four counts sexual exploitation of a minor; receiving CSAM; using/possessing fraudulent immigration documents; possessing stolen/unlawfully produced ID. Prosecutors sought 50 years; judge ordered 30. After federal (and any state) time, he will be removed to Mexico.
HSI Nashville SAC Dennis M. Fetting: “Homeland Security Investigations is committed to protecting children and ensuring that predators face the full force of the law.”
Sources: ICE – HSI probe: 30-year sentence for illegal alien who drugged and raped children in Nashville (Aug 28, 2026) | DOJ Middle District of Tennessee
BREAKING 8/28: CBP PHARR – $10.75 MILLION IN METH HIDDEN IN LEEKS SHIPMENT
LEEKS LOAD. 395 PACKAGES. 1,204 LBS METH. $10.75 MILLION. BUSTED AT THE BRIDGE. CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $10,750,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed in a tractor-trailer manifested as leeks from Reynosa, Mexico.
Per CBP (Aug 28): On Aug. 22, the truck was referred to secondary; nonintrusive inspection showed anomalies and a canine alerted. Officers extracted 395 packages totaling 1,204.82 lbs (546.5 kg). CBP seized the narcotics and vehicle; HSI opened a criminal investigation.
Port Director Carlos Rodriguez (Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas): “Our officers continue to be on a streak of success… massive disruptions of smuggling attempts at our international crossings.”
BREAKING 8/27: DHS TO SPANBERGER – DO NOT RELEASE MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN FACING 20+ CHILD PORN CHARGES
MORE THAN 20 CHILD PORNOGRAPHY COUNTS. FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. SANCTUARY POLITICS ON NOTICE. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia sanctuary politicians not to release Jorge Gilberto Zamorano-Burciaga, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico charged with more than 20 counts related to child pornography.
Per DHS / local reporting: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested him Aug. 12 in Rocky Mount. Charges include NINE counts possession of child pornography; SIX produce/make child pornography with a child under 15; THREE reproduce/sell child pornography; TWO possessing obscene material using minors; plus reproduce/transmit/sell. Prior Franklin County arrests: DUI and contributing to delinquency of a minor. ICE lodged the detainer the day after arrest.
STATUS HISTORY: Illegally entered at unknown date/location. Granted DACA under Obama (2013; extended 2015); authorized period expired October 2018.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This illegal alien from Mexico has been charged with more than 20 counts related to the possession and distribution of child pornography. ICE is calling on Governor Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this pedophile from jail, and to cooperate with ICE so we can remove him from our country.”
BREAKING 8/27: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN – ICE DEPORTS KILLERS, PEDOPHILES, DRUNK DRIVERS, BURGLARS
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE. SEX ASSAULT ON A CHILD. AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY. DUI. BURGLARY. GONE. DHS confirms ICE deported more criminal illegal aliens last week — including killers, pedophiles, drunk drivers, and burglars.
AMONG THOSE DEPORTED (per DHS):
- Naing Nyi Min (Burma) — deported Aug 23 — convictions: vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment (WA); Biden-era admission 2022, status later terminated
- Juana Venegas Hernandez (Mexico) — deported Aug 23 — vehicular manslaughter (ID)
- Bernardino Cruz-Cortes (Mexico) — deported Aug 22 — sexual assault of a child (TX)
- Jorge Cabrera Alarcon (Guatemala) — deported Aug 23 — sex assault on a child (Larimer County, CO)
- Miguel Angel Guel Herrera (Mexico) — deported Aug 23 — DUI and burglary; previously deported 2012, then illegally re-entered (felony)
Secretary Mullin: “Just last week, we deported killers, pedophiles, drunk drivers, and burglars. Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE has been unleashed to deliver the American people’s mandate to arrest and remove illegal aliens.”
BREAKING 8/27: DEL RIO BORDER PATROL NABS PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED CUBAN CHILD SEX ASSAULT CONVICT
SEX ASSAULT OF A CHILD UNDER 14. NEVADA SEX OFFENDER. DEPORTED OCT 2025. CAUGHT ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING. U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector agents arrested Alexis Suarez-Trejos, 52, a Cuban illegal alien previously convicted of sexual assault of a child.
Per CBP (Aug 27): On Aug. 19, Eagle Pass Station agents apprehended a group of four men who entered illegally. Record checks showed Suarez-Trejos was convicted in 2001 in Nevada for sexual assault of a child under 14 — 40 months incarceration and Nevada sex offender registry. Most recently removed from the U.S. on Oct. 22, 2025. As a convicted felon he faces 8 USC § 1326 reentry after deportation (up to 20 years).
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “Illegal aliens who prey on the children of our communities are an egregious threat.”
BREAKING 8/26: OPERATION SAFE COMMUNITY D.C. – 1,328 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED ACROSS VA & MD
TWO WEEKS. 1,328 ARRESTS. MURDER WARRANTS. MS-13. 18TH STREET. TREN DE ARAGUA. SANCTUARY COUNTIES FORCED STREET COLLAR WORK. ICE’s Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. netted 1,328 illegal alien offenders across Virginia and Maryland between Aug. 1–14. Nearly 400 had U.S. criminal convictions or charges. Follows Atlanta’s 1,200+ Safe Community haul.
Criminal histories cited by ICE/DHS include murder, attempted murder, rape, aggravated assault, kidnapping, sex crimes, arson, drug trafficking, weapons, DUI and more. Gang members from MS-13, 18th Street, and Tren de Aragua were among those taken.
NAMED ARRESTS (per ICE/DHS):
- Eygner Wilfredo Huezo-Moran (El Salvador) — wanted for murder / firearm in commission of murder (Richmond); arrested Chesterfield VA with U.S. Marshals; ICE detainer lodged
- Actionel Pierre (Haiti) — attempted murder, assault, dangerous weapon, reckless endangerment (Wicomico County, MD)
- German Mejia-Baires (El Salvador, MS-13) — felony malicious wounding, DWI, illegal re-entry (Manassas, VA)
- Angel Gabriel Ortiz-Hernandez (Guatemala) — rape of mentally incapacitated victim; two counts aggravated sexual battery (Alexandria, VA)
- Rowan Andrew Brown (Jamaica) — kidnapping, identity theft, fraud, illegal re-entry (Alexandria, VA)
- Ronaldo Ronel Perez-Perez (Guatemala) — object sexual penetration by force; DWI; illegal re-entry (Richmond, VA)
- Julio Hector Carranza-Rojano (Mexico) — felony aggravated sexual battery (parent/child 13-17); DWI (Manassas, VA)
ERO Acting Assistant Director Patricia Hyde: “When sanctuary politicians refuse to work with ICE, they force our officers to make these arrests at large in the communities – creating a more dangerous environment for our officers, the aliens we are arresting, and the general public.”
Secretary Mullin: “Over the course of just two weeks in Virginia and Maryland, they arrested sexual assailants, kidnappers, drunk drivers, robbers, and gang members.”
Sources: ICE – Operation Safe Community D.C. nets 1,328 arrests (Aug 26, 2026) | DHS release (Aug 24)
7News WJLA: Video from massive D.C.-area ICE Operation Safe Community.
BREAKING 8/26: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, DRUG DEALERS, ARSONISTS
CHILD MOLESTATION. FIRST-DEGREE SEXUAL ABUSE. COCAINE SALE. AGGRAVATED ARSON. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more of the worst of the worst — including pedophiles, drug dealers, and arsonists.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS):
- Richard Hugh Hoppin (Jamaica) — child molestation (Hendry County, GA)
- Jose Gabriel Mis-Catzim (Mexico) — first-degree sexual abuse (Portland, OR)
- Margarito Rosales-Altamira (Mexico) — opium/derivatives and cocaine sale (Lebanon, TN)
- Yovani Moreno-Gachuz (Mexico) — aggravated arson: public building endangered life (St. Clair County, IL)
- Alejandro Bravo-Adasme (Chile) — property damage/destruction over $5,000 (Salt Lake City, UT)
Secretary Mullin: “Just yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, drug dealers, arsonists, and other public safety threats to our communities.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Drug Dealers, and Arsonists (Aug 26, 2026) | More cases: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/26: DEPORTED – SOUTH SIDERS, SURENOS, PAISAS, MS-13, 18TH STREET GANG MEMBERS GONE
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. ATTEMPTED MURDER. CHILD SEX ASSAULT. KIDNAPPING. MS-13. OUT. DHS confirms ICE deported more illegal alien gang members last week — including murderers, sexual assailants, kidnappers, and burglars.
AMONG THOSE DEPORTED (per DHS):
- Jonathan Moreno Hernandez (Mexico, South Sider) — deported Aug 23 — voluntary manslaughter, attempted murder, assault by prisoner; previously deported THREE times
- Harvey Elias Liberato (Philippines, Asian Boys) — deported Aug 18 — voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault with a gun
- Jorge Jaimes (Mexico, Surenos) — deported Aug 21 — attempted murder
- German Oliverio Miranda-Tapia (Mexico, Paisas) — deported Aug 20 — third-degree sexual assault (kin victim under 16); previously deported July 2020, illegally re-entered
- Brandon Enrique Rodriguez-Ascencio (El Salvador, MS-13) — deported Aug 17 — criminal attempt to commit rape
- Cristian Bahena Estudillo (Mexico, Surenos) — deported Aug 22 — kidnapping, weapons; previously deported July 2020, illegally re-entered
- Jesus Azuara (Mexico, Paisas) — deported Aug 22 — robbery, burglary; previously deported FIVE times
- Axll Joshua Castillo-Almeida (Colombia, 18th Street) — deported Aug 21 — FOUR burglary convictions
Secretary Mullin: “Another day, another deportation flight that makes America safer… Deporting illegal aliens saves lives.”
BREAKING 8/26: ICE REMOVES VENEZUELAN COLONEL – MADURO-ERA TORTURE CHIEF SENT HOME
GNB COLONEL. 74+ PROTESTERS TORTURED. ELECTRIC SHOCKS. BEATINGS. REMOVED TO VENEZUELA. ICE removed Rafael José Quero Silva, a known human rights violator and former Bolivarian National Guard colonel who participated in detention and torture of political dissidents under the Maduro regime.
Per ICE (Aug 26): Removed Aug. 18 after a DOJ immigration judge’s removal order. Arrested Feb. 27, 2025 in Miramar. Entered via Miami International Airport June 20, 2016 and failed to depart. As commander of the 47th Detachment in Barquisimeto, reports say he oversaw torture of at least 74 peaceful demonstrators in 2013 — electric shocks, severe beatings, threats of rape, and other abuse. Case supported by ICE Miami, HSI Miami, FBI Miami, and the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center.
ERO Miami Field Office Director Matthew Elliston: “This removal reflects the outstanding work of ICE Miami, HSI Miami, FBI Miami and the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center… ensuring the United States does not become a safe haven for individuals who participated in persecution, torture or other serious human rights abuses.”
Source: ICE – Removes Venezuelan colonel and human rights violator (Aug 26, 2026)
BREAKING 8/25: MIAMI MURDERER – ICE DETAINER ON CUBAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH FATAL SHOOTING
JEALOUSY SHOOTING. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. FELON WITH A GUN. BIDEN RELEASED HIM IN 2023. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Miami-Dade officials not to release William Serrano Domenech, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba charged with murder after fatally shooting 42-year-old Raul Aballe.
Per DHS / local reporting: On Aug. 17 in northwest Miami-Dade, Serrano Domenech allegedly argued with Aballe, beat him, then shot him in the stomach and fled. Aballe died at a hospital. Arrested Aug. 18; admitted shooting Aballe out of jealousy. Charges: second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. ICE lodged detainer at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center the next day.
RAP SHEET: Weapon offense, vehicle theft, burglary (FL); aggravated assault, false imprisonment, bribery of a witness (NM); unlawful weapon, resisting, theft (TN); and Michigan convictions for cocaine/marijuana trafficking and firearms — including possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. Claims Florida entry Aug 1995; final removal order Feb. 20, 2002. ICE took him into custody Dec. 2023; Biden Administration RELEASED him.
Secretary Mullin: “Had it not been for the Biden Administration releasing him from ICE custody in 2023, Raul Aballe would still be alive.”
BREAKING 8/25: MS-13 TERRORIST – ICE DETAINER AFTER FLORIDA MURDER, BODY-BURNING CHARGE
LURED. SHOT. BURNED THE BODY. FORCED GIRLFRIEND AT GUNPOINT TO HELP. MS-13. FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer for Luis Eduardo Olla-Hernandez, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and MS-13 member (designated FTO) charged with first-degree murder in Leon County, Florida.
Per DHS / local reporting: On Aug. 20, Olla-Hernandez allegedly lured Devin Graves to his property, shot him multiple times, tried to burn the body, and forced his girlfriend at gunpoint to help. Leon County Sheriff’s Office found partially burned remains and arrested him Aug. 23. ICE lodged detainer same day. Illegally entered through Texas Feb. 2016 (Obama era); final removal order Sept. 18, 2024.
Secretary Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien and MS-13 terrorist has been charged with first-degree murder in Florida after shooting a man and burning his body. If it weren’t for the open-border policies of the Obama Administration, he would not have been able to come into our country, and Devin Graves would still be alive.”
BREAKING 8/21: FENTANYL AWARENESS DAY – DHS/HSI HAMMERS TRAFFICKERS; ILLEGAL ALIEN DEALERS ROUNDED UP
NATIONAL FENTANYL PREVENTION AND AWARENESS DAY. OPEN BORDERS FED THE CARTELS. TRUMP’S DHS IS PUTTING TRAFFICKERS OUT OF BUSINESS. DHS marks the day by highlighting HSI seizures and ICE arrests of criminal illegal aliens tied to fentanyl trafficking.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “We have lost too many American lives to fentanyl, especially after years of disastrous open-border policies that made it even easier for the cartels to bring their drugs to our country. Thanks to President Donald J. Trump’s strong leadership, we are bringing the hammer down on drug traffickers and smugglers.”
RECENT HSI HITS (per DHS):
- Newark, NJ (July): Search warrants → 16 kg fentanyl, heroin laced with fentanyl, ~900g cocaine, firearm with 51-round mag; suspects tied to Trinitarios gang (designated foreign terrorist organization)
- Fairfield, NJ (June): 14 kg fentanyl tied to a Mexico/California-border DTO operating NJ, NYC, Nogales, Laredo, LA
- Brooklyn “Pill Mill” (April): Industrial press (~4,800 tablets/hour), fentanyl, two loaded guns; suspects charged
- SDNY (June): Jury convicted Dominican criminal aliens Francisco Alberto Lopez Reyes and Edward Eustate Jimenez in a fake online-pharmacy scheme pushing counterfeit pills with fentanyl / para-fluorofentanyl — including conspiracy resulting in death
- Mexico-based DTO probe (HSI NJ): Seizures across NJ/NY/CA totaling 53 kg narcotics including illicit fentanyl pills; ledgers point to 2,200+ kg nationwide distribution
ILLEGAL ALIENS ICE HAS NABBED ON FENTANYL (examples from DHS roundup): Dominican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Honduran, and Mexican nationals convicted of fentanyl trafficking / distribution / importation — including Heriberto Hernandez-Sosa (DR, fentanyl trafficking, Worcester MA, arrested August), Walter Perez-Perello (Cuba, schedule II-fentanyl + domestic battery/DUI, Las Vegas), Ader Aldair Ramirez-Quiroz (Honduras, importation of fentanyl, San Diego), and dozens more named in the release.
DEA: National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day — Administrator message.
BREAKING 8/21: OPERATION TIDAL WAVE – CBP/HSI BUST 11 ALIEN CRUISE CREW FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL
BOARDED THE SHIPS. SEARCHED THE PHONES. 11 FOREIGN CREW BUSTED. PROCESSED FOR REMOVAL. CBP and HSI arrested 11 alien cruise ship crewmembers at the Port of Boston for receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material and child sexual exploitation material – part of Operation Tidal Wave.
Per CBP (Aug 20 release; NBC Boston updated Aug 21): From Aug. 14–16, officers and agents boarded Holland America’s Volendam and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Breakaway. Encountered: 9 Philippine, 1 Indonesian, and 1 Nicaraguan nationals. Searched living quarters and electronic devices; after consulting the U.S. Attorney’s Office, all 11 were processed for removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act for crimes involving moral turpitude and are scheduled to depart the United States.
OPERATION TIDAL WAVE TRACK RECORD: Phase 1 San Diego (April) – 27 crewmembers from 6 vessels removed; Phase 2 San Juan (June/July) – 14 crewmembers, plus one federal prosecution accepted; Phase 3 Boston – these 11.
CBP Boston Acting DFO Julio Caravia: protecting children from exploitation is among the highest priorities. HSI New England Acting SAC Jeffrey Grimming: “Anyone who possesses or transports child sexual abuse material is not welcome in the United States and will face serious consequences.”
Sources: CBP – Operation Tidal Wave Boston arrests (Aug 20, 2026) | Local: NBC Boston (Aug 21) | Breitbart
BREAKING 8/21: TENNESSEE – ICE DETAINER ON ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY EXPLOITING A CHILD
LIVESTREAM CYBERTIP. ESPECIALLY AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR. BIDEN CATCH-AND-RELEASE ENTRY. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. ICE reports a criminal illegal alien is in custody in Elizabethton, Tennessee after a social media livestream allegedly showed him sexually exploiting a child.
Per ICE: Carter County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested Pablo Altamirano-Rodriguez, 30, on Aug. 2 and charged him with especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor following a joint investigation with HSI Johnson City. The case started from a cyber tip about an ongoing livestream from a social media account.
HOW HE GOT HERE: Illegally entered the United States in 2023 without inspection under the Biden “catch and release” era. ICE lodged an immigration detainer; when local custody ends, ICE will take him for removal proceedings. Investigation ongoing; additional charges pending.
Local reporting (WCYB): Held without bond at Carter County Detention Center; ICE confirms 2023 illegal entry.
Sources: ICE – Criminal illegal alien charged with sexually exploiting child in Tennessee (Aug 21, 2026) | Local: WCYB – Mexican national charged in Carter County
BREAKING 8/21: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS AND FENTANYL TRAFFICKER
MURDER. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. THIRD-DEGREE MURDER. 400+ GRAMS OF FENTANYL. ALIEN SMUGGLING FOR PROFIT. DHS says ICE arrested more of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens yesterday – including killers and a major fentanyl conspirator.
YESTERDAY’S ARRESTS INCLUDE (per DHS):
- Jose Avelar-Velasquez (El Salvador) – convicted of murder – Riverhead, New York
- Noel Escarsega-Orquiz (Mexico) – convicted of second-degree murder – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Abdoulaye Doucoure (Mali) – convicted of third-degree murder – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jorge Emigdio Ortiz-Barrios (Guatemala) – convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl – Cincinnati, Ohio
- Felico Cleare (Bahamas) – convicted of bringing aliens to the United States for private financial gain – Southern District of Florida
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, drug dealers, and other dangerous public safety threats from our communities. While sanctuary politicians refuse to cooperate with ICE, our brave men and women will continue to go after criminal illegal aliens to make America safe again.”
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Murderers, Drug Traffickers, and Other Dangerous Illegal Aliens (Aug 21, 2026) | More cases: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/21: DEPORTED – SURENOS, MS-13, PAISAS, CRIPS, LATIN KINGS GANG MEMBERS GONE
ATTEMPTED MURDER. FIREARMS. DUI. BURGLARY. STREET GANGS OUT. DHS confirms ICE deported more illegal alien gang members last week – including Surenos, MS-13, Paisas, Crips, and Latin Kings with violent and drug records. America is no longer a safe haven.
AMONG THOSE DEPORTED (per DHS):
- Eddy Ely Lopez (Mexico, Surenos) – deported Aug 12 – convictions: attempted murder, firearm in a felony, criminal street gang activity, drugs in prison
- Marco Obdulio Sarmiento Crispin (Guatemala, MS-13) – deported Aug 12 – arrests: homicide, drug possession, vehicle theft
- Candelario Gomez-Vasquez (Mexico, Paisas) – deported Aug 16 – DUI, robbery, resisting officer, illegal re-entry; arrests for cocaine and burglary
- Julian Patino Espinoza (Mexico, Crips) – deported Aug 10 – burglary, larceny, illegal re-entry
- Cristian Adonay Melgar-Cermeno (Guatemala, Latin Kings) – deported Aug 13 – DUI, burglary, obstructing police
Secretary Mullin: “The brave men and women of ICE work tirelessly every single day to arrest and remove illegal aliens from our communities so that we can make America safe again. If you are here illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
BREAKING 8/21: ROMA PORT – CBP SEIZES 1,000+ LBS METH HIDDEN IN LAUNDRY DETERGENT
DETERGENT LOAD. 240 PACKAGES. OVER $9 MILLION IN METH. BUSTED AT THE BRIDGE. CBP officers at the Roma Port of Entry (Roma International Bridge, Texas) seized 485.78 kilograms (~1,071 lbs) of alleged methamphetamine concealed inside a laundry detergent shipment – street value estimated at $9.57 million.
Per CBP: On Aug. 11, a 2012 tractor-trailer hauling detergent was referred for inspection. Nonintrusive imaging showed anomalies; physical exam found the 240 meth packages in the cargo. Narcotics, truck, and driver turned over to Roma Police for criminal investigation.
Port Director Andres Guerra: “Our officers’ commitment to secure our borders continue with ongoing enforcement actions. Their dedication, vigilance, and professionalism demonstrate their determination to keep our communities and country safe.”
Source: CBP – Roma officers seize over 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine in detergent shipment (Aug 21, 2026) | Local: ValleyCentral / KVEO
BREAKING 8/21: MIAMI MENACE – ICE DETAINER ON CUBAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE AND ARSON
HOT WAX ON HER KIDS. KITCHEN ON FIRE. INSTAGRAM VIDEOS. BIDEN LET HER IN. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Miami officials not to release Meliza Campos-Sanchez, a Cuban illegal alien charged with child abuse and arson after allegedly pouring hot wax onto her children and setting a fire in her house.
Per DHS and local reporting: On August 16, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an intentional kitchen fire. Deputies found Campos-Sanchez at the scene; she was taken for a mental health evaluation before jail. Authorities found Instagram videos showing her pouring melted wax onto herself and onto the hands of one of her two daughters (ages 6 and 3), plus a second video of her singing/dancing in the kitchen before lighting clothing on fire.
CHARGES: TWO counts of child neglect, cruelty toward child / child abuse, and arson. ICE lodged the detainer with Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center the day after her arrest.
HOW SHE GOT HERE: Illegally entered through Florida in May 2022 under the Biden Administration.
DHS Spokesperson: “This Cuban illegal alien is charged with child abuse and arson after she poured hot wax onto one of her own children and then lit a fire in her home. If it weren’t for the Biden Administration’s reckless open-border policies, criminals like this woman would have never been able to enter our country. ICE has lodged a detainer asking Miami officials to not release this criminal from jail. We will work with our partners in Florida to make sure she is removed from our country after she faces justice.”
Sources: DHS – MIAMI MENACE: ICE Lodges Detainer for Cuban Illegal Alien Charged with Child Abuse and Arson (Aug 21, 2026) | Local: NBC 6 Miami
Telemundo 51: Cuban mother accused of abusing daughters and setting kitchen fire; faces arson and child neglect charges.
BREAKING 8/21: ICE EL PASO – 17 ILLEGAL ALIENS BUSTED AT TEXAS STASH HOUSE
STASH HOUSE BUST. EIGHT PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED. HARBORING CHARGE. ILLEGAL ENTRY HAS CONSEQUENCES. ICE reports 17 illegal aliens were arrested Aug. 14 at a Texas stash house by ICE ERO El Paso with its Border Enforcement Security Task Force and local partners.
Per ICE: 13 Mexican, 2 Brazilian, 1 Guatemalan, and 1 Honduran nationals arrested. One Mexican national charged with harboring illegal aliens. Eight were previously deported and may face prison for illegal reentry (a felony) before deportation again. Two already have final orders of removal; the rest face illegal entry charges.
ICE: “Under President Trump, illegal entry has consequences. We will FIND you. We will PROSECUTE you. We will DEPORT you. PERIOD.”
Source: ICE official (@ICEgov) – El Paso stash house arrests (Aug 21, 2026) | ICE.gov
BREAKING 8/21: FIRST DEPORTATION FLIGHT TO HAITI SINCE TPS ENDED – 161 REMOVED
TPS OVER. ICE AIR TO CAP-HAITIEN. MASS REMOVALS BEGIN. ABC News / Good Morning America reports the Trump administration sent the first deportation flight to Haiti since Temporary Protected Status ended for hundreds of thousands of Haitians.
Per a DHS official and Haiti’s National Civil Aviation Office: An ICE flight carrying 161 passengers departed Alexandria, Louisiana and landed at Cap-Haitien Airport on Thursday. TPS for Haiti ended after a U.S. Supreme Court order allowed the administration to terminate protections covering more than 350,000 Haitians.
Washington Post reporting: community leaders said Thursday’s removal flight was one of the largest they had seen and included people detained in recent weeks. Separately, Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, have been summoned for ICE check-ins and fitted with ankle monitors as enforcement ramps up.
Sources: ABC/GMA – First deportation flight to Haiti since TPS ended (Aug 21, 2026) | Washington Post
Coverage: Trump administration begins deporting Haitians after TPS ends; hundreds of thousands at risk.
BREAKING 8/21: ICE DETAINER – PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED GUATEMALAN CHARGED WITH RAPE IN BROWARD
DEPORTED ONCE. SNUCK BACK. LOCALS RELEASED HIM. NOW HE’S CHARGED WITH RAPE. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. ICE says Cruz Antonio Tista, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman. ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the jail in Broward County, Florida.
Per ICE: Agents already deported Tista once after a 2009 illegal weapons possession conviction. He illegally reentered, landed back in jail, and in 2015 local officials released him instead of handing him to ICE – despite a final order of removal. He hid in the U.S. until his arrest this month. ICE: they will remove him again after he faces justice in Broward.
Source: ICE official (@ICEgov) – Cruz Antonio Tista Broward detainer (Aug 20, 2026) | ICE.gov
BREAKING 8/21: HSI NABS CHINESE NATIONAL FOR 2024 VOTER FRAUD – THEN HE TRIED TO FRAME THE VICTIM
IMPERSONATED A GREEN CARD HOLDER. CAST A BALLOT IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. TIPPED FEDS TO FRAME HIS VICTIM. HSI ARRESTED HIM. DEPORTATION ON THE TABLE. DHS says an ICE Homeland Security Investigations probe led to charges against Chinese national Yupeng Sun, 33, of Andover, Massachusetts, for fraudulent voter registration and fraudulent voting.
Per DHS and DOJ Massachusetts: On Oct. 10, 2024, Sun allegedly submitted an online voter registration impersonating another Chinese national with legal permanent resident status. On Oct. 31, 2024, he allegedly submitted an early voting ballot at Malden City Hall for the 2024 presidential election – still impersonating the victim.
THE TWIST: After voting, Sun allegedly submitted anonymous tips to HSI and USCIS accusing the victim of illegally voting – and earlier (April 2024) allegedly filed fraudulent USCIS forms to abandon the victim and his wife’s LPR status, putting them into removal proceedings after an international trip.
HSI New England arrested Sun on August 19. Each charge carries up to 5 years in prison, 3 years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. He is subject to deportation after any sentence.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien allegedly committed voter fraud so he could vote in the 2024 presidential election. The charges in this case are the result of the hard work of the men and women of HSI and our federal partners. Election security is national security. Only American citizens should be electing American leaders.”
Sources: DHS – HSI Investigation Leads to Voter Fraud Charges Against Chinese National (Aug 20, 2026) | DOJ Massachusetts | NBC Boston
Coverage: Chinese national charged with illegally voting in the 2024 election in Massachusetts.
BREAKING 8/20: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, ROBBERS, DRUNK DRIVERS
MURDER. ARMED ROBBERY. MANSLAUGHTER. DUI. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens yesterday – convicted of murder, armed robbery, assault, and driving while intoxicated.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from our communities. Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, armed robbers, drunk drivers, and other dangerous criminals. President Trump has made it clear: Illegal aliens are NOT welcome in our nation. If you’re in America illegally: LEAVE NOW, or we will find you, arrest you, and deport you.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 20):
- Tho Van Huynh (Vietnam) – murder and armed robbery (Hall County, GA)
- Victor Manuel Cervantes-Santillanes (Mexico) – second-degree murder, attempted murder, discharging firearm out of / at vehicle (Indian Springs, NV)
- Phai You (Cambodia) – second-degree murder; possession of a firearm (Burlington, MA)
- Michael Cousins (Jamaica) – manslaughter (White Plains, NY)
- Gerardo Madrid (El Salvador) – cocaine possession, assault, fraudulent immigration documents, illegal reentry, TWO counts DUI (Coleman County, TX)
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/20: HSI OMAHA STING – 5 CHILD PREDATORS BUSTED, INCLUDING MEXICAN NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER
UNDERCOVER. SEX TRAFFICKING CHILDREN. THREE ALREADY ON SEX OFFENDER REGISTRIES. HSI DELIVERS. ICE Homeland Security Investigations Omaha and partners arrested five suspected child predators in a proactive human trafficking operation in Omaha from Aug. 12-14. All five charged with sex trafficking children.
HSI Kansas City SAC Rick Sabatini: “These cases are not hypothetical; they show a real demand for the sexual exploitation of children in our community. They show why law enforcement must continue to identify and disrupt offenders before they have the opportunity to harm a child.”
THE FIVE (per ICE, Aug 20):
- Bryan Dady, 48 (U.S.) – sex offender registry; 2023 enticement of a 9-year-old; also facing Iowa grooming/enticement of a 13-year-old
- Jocsan Aparicio Santos, 39 (Mexican national, U.S. lawful permanent resident) – sex offender registry; 2010 first-degree assault of a 15-year-old girl
- Logan Trigg, 29 (U.S.) – sex offender registry; 2018 first-degree sexual assault of a 13-year-old
- Law Eh, 39 (naturalized U.S., originally Myanmar) – charged with possessing multiple files of child sexual abuse material
- Tillian Hutton, 25 (U.S.) – charged with sex trafficking children
Three of five already registered sex offenders – if convicted, enhanced penalties add 10 years. Investigators also encountered dozens more communicating about sexually exploiting minors who did not show.
HSI Omaha Group Supervisor Chris Hessenflow: “To those using commercial sex websites or other platforms to seek access to children: We are out there. We are looking for you. We will be relentless.”
Sources: ICE – HSI Omaha arrests 5 suspected child predators (Aug 20, 2026) | DOJ Nebraska | KETV
KETV: Undercover Homeland Security agents arrest alleged child predators in Omaha.
BREAKING 8/20: DHS TO SPANBERGER – DO NOT RELEASE SALVADORAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH FAIRFAX MURDER
STABBED TO DEATH IN A PARK. GASOLINE POURED ON HER BODY. BIDEN RELEASED HIM. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. SANCTUARY VIRGINIA ON NOTICE. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer asking Virginia sanctuary politicians not to release Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador charged with second-degree murder after allegedly fatally stabbing 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in Great Falls, Fairfax County.
Per DHS and local reporting: On August 17, a jogger found Puch stabbed to death near her car in a park; gasoline had been poured on her body in an unsuccessful attempt to set her on fire. Fairfax County Police arrested Cedillos-Campos on August 19. ICE lodged the detainer with Fairfax County Detention Center the same day.
HOW HE GOT HERE: Illegally entered through Texas in April 2024, arrested by CBP, then RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien from El Salvador fatally stabbed 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in a park in Virginia after he had been RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration. If it weren’t for Biden’s reckless America Last policies, this woman would still be alive and her killer wouldn’t be here. ICE is calling on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Fairfax County sanctuary politicians to cooperate with ICE and commit to NOT releasing this killer from jail. Virginia sanctuary politicians must stop gambling with the lives of American citizens. Enough is enough.”
Sources: DHS – Asks Spanberger Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Fatally Stabbing Woman in Fairfax (Aug 20, 2026) | Local: WJLA 7News | Fairfax County PD
Local coverage: Fairfax County Police announce arrest in deadly Great Falls stabbing; suspect identified as illegal immigrant.
BREAKING 8/20: ICE DIRECTOR BLASTS SAN DIEGO – COUNTY BLOCKS FEDERAL TRAINING
POLITICS OVER PUBLIC SAFETY. COUNTY SHUTS ICE OUT OF TRAINING RANGES. ACTING ICE DIRECTOR FIRES BACK. Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella issued a statement today after San Diego County moved to deny ICE officers access to firearms training facilities where they have trained for years.
Venturella: “Politics should never interfere with law enforcement training. San Diego County’s decision to deny ICE officers access to facilities where they have trained for years puts politics ahead of public safety. The men and women of ICE carry out dangerous law enforcement operations every day, and rigorous, continuous training is essential to keeping our officers and the public safe.”
“Local officials may disagree with federal immigration law, but deliberately making it more difficult for federal law enforcement officers to train safely serves no one. ICE will not allow political obstruction to prevent our officers and agents from receiving the training they need to safely and effectively enforce the laws of the United States and carry out President Trump’s mandate to restore integrity to our immigration system.”
Local reporting: San Diego County Supervisors voted to end ICE access to county firearms training facilities, including the Regional Firearms Training Center in Otay Mesa – another sanctuary-style obstruction play while ICE is rounding up the worst of the worst.
Sources: ICE – Acting Director Venturella statement on San Diego County obstruction (Aug 20, 2026) | CalMatters | CBS 8
CBS 8 San Diego: Supervisors move to block ICE from county firearms training facilities.
BREAKING 8/20: FIRST U.S. DEPORTATION FLIGHT LANDS IN LIBERIA – THIRD-COUNTRY DEAL LIVE
AFRICA BOUND. THIRD-COUNTRY REMOVALS EXPAND. FIRST FLIGHT TOUCHES DOWN IN MONROVIA. Reuters reports Liberia received the first U.S. deportation flight under a new Trump administration third-country deal on Thursday. Liberia agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees over 12 months.
Per Reuters / Liberian officials: The flight carried about 20 deportees, left from Louisiana, stopped in Dakar, Senegal, and arrived Monrovia ~12:45 local. Liberia’s information minister says most people sent under the deal will be from Latin America – Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia and others. IOM and UNHCR to help with services. U.S. awarded $5 million for Liberia “migration management.”
This joins other African third-country arrangements (Congo, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone) as Washington accelerates removals beyond direct repatriation.
Sources: Reuters – Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia (Aug 20, 2026)
Al Jazeera English: Trump expands deportations to African countries under third-country deals.
BREAKING 8/19: COAST GUARD + ICE – ILLEGAL ALIEN’S UNLICENSED NY HARBOR TOUR CAPSIZES, KILLS MOM AND 5-MONTH-OLD
OVERCAPACITY. NO INFANT LIFE VESTS. UNLICENSED TOURS. BOAT FLIPS NEAR LIBERTY ISLAND. A MOTHER AND BABY DEAD. DHS says a Coast Guard investigation led to the arrest of Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, an illegal alien from El Salvador, after his vessel capsized in New York Harbor on August 8 – killing a 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old infant.
Per DHS: Hernandez-Umana was running unlicensed tour operations; the boat was over capacity. Coast Guard, NYPD, and FDNY responded. Bodies recovered and pronounced deceased at a local hospital. SDNY charged him with TWO counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death. After CGIS confirmed his unlawful presence, ICE ERO arrested him.
HOW HE GOT HERE (per DHS): Claims he illegally entered through Texas in 2007, lying to a CBP officer and falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien was illegally and recklessly conducting unlicensed boat tours in New York Harbor when his boat capsized, killing a 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old baby. Thanks to the hard work of the men and women of the Coast Guard, ICE, and our federal, state, and local partners, this criminal is off our streets and out of our waterways. Once he faces justice for his crimes, we will make sure that he is swiftly removed from our country.”
Sources: DHS – Coast Guard Investigation Leads to Arrest of Illegal Alien After Boat Capsizes in New York Harbor (Aug 19, 2026) | SDNY DOJ | Fox News
BREAKING 8/19: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, SEXUAL PREDATORS
CHILD SEX ABUSE. SEXUAL BATTERY ON A VICTIM UNDER 13. LEWD ACTS ON A CHILD. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens yesterday – convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated sexual battery, and lewd acts upon a child.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every single day, the brave men and women of ICE are arresting and removing criminals from American communities. Just yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual predators, and other dangerous illegal aliens. Under the Trump Administration, DHS is enforcing the law, deporting illegal aliens, and defending the homeland.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 19):
- Dilio Otoniel Garcia-Rosel (Honduras) – aggravated criminal sexual abuse: greater than 5 years old (Cook County, IL)
- Dennis Samir Moncada-Castillo (Honduras) – aggravated sexual battery: victim under 13; propose sex by computer under 15 / under 7 (Fairfax, VA)
- Saul Cedillo-Cedillo (Mexico) – lewd acts upon a child (San Diego, CA)
- Jabo Noi (Laos) – first-degree criminal sexual conduct; failure to register as a predatory offender (Rochester, MN)
- Francisco Javier Garcia-Castillo (Mexico) – manufacture/delivery of controlled substance; concealing stolen property; illegal reentry (Harlingen, TX)
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/19: ICE DETAINER – JAMAICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN STABS 2 AT FLORIDA BURGER KING
REFUSED TO PAY. STABBED TWO EMPLOYEES. FLED ON FOOT. BIDEN LET HIM IN. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer with Bay County, Florida asking officials not to release Shaquiel Sheldon Williams, a Jamaican illegal alien charged with TWO counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after stabbing two people at a Burger King in Panama City Beach.
Per DHS and local reporting: On August 13, Williams argued with employees after refusing to pay for food. When staff tried to de-escalate, he stabbed two of them and fled on foot. Police arrested him the same day. Both victims treated for non-life-threatening injuries. ICE lodged the detainer the same day.
HOW HE GOT HERE: Lawfully admitted by the Biden Administration in December 2023; remained illegally after overstaying authorized period in January 2024.
DHS Spokesperson: “This criminal illegal alien from Jamaica now faces two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after he stabbed two Burger King employees. If it weren’t for the Biden Administration letting him in, he never would have been in our country and this attack never would have happened. ICE will work with our partners in Florida to make sure this thug is removed from our country after he faces justice.”
Source: DHS – ICE Lodges Detainer for Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Stabbing Two People at a Burger King in Florida (Aug 19, 2026) | Local: myPanhandle
BREAKING 8/19: ICE DETAINERS – 3 ILLEGAL ALIENS CHARGED WITH SEX CRIMES AGAINST KIDS, SAME VA JAIL
THREE CHILD SEX PREDATORS. ONE JAIL IN STAUNTON. ICE FILES THE DETAINERS. SANCTUARY POLITICIANS ON NOTICE. DHS says ICE lodged detainers for three illegal aliens charged with sex offenses against children – all held at Middle River Regional Jail in Staunton, Virginia after late-July arrests.
THE THREE (per DHS, Aug 19):
- Efren Ramirez Escobedo (Mexico) – arrested July 24; charged with sexual assault – victim age 13-14 and sexual assault – forcible intercourse. Illegal entry date/location unknown.
- Santos Bautista-Molina (Honduras) – arrested July 27; charged with NINE counts of child solicitation and attempted sex offense with a child under 15. Entered through Texas in September 2005.
- Bayron Jose De Paz-Lopez (Guatemala) – arrested July 28; charged with NINE counts of child solicitation and attempted sex offense with a child under 15. Entered through Arizona in 2021 and was RELEASED by the Biden Administration.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “ICE has lodged detainers for three illegal aliens accused of sex crimes against children, all being held at the same jail in Staunton, Virginia. DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing these criminals from jail and to instead hand them over to ICE. Under Spanberger, the Commonwealth of Virginia has become a magnet for illegal alien crime. These reckless sanctuary policies are putting American lives at risk.”
BREAKING 8/19: CBP PHARR – $15 MILLION IN METH HIDING IN CELERY SHIPMENT
1,675 POUNDS. 721 PACKAGES. MANIFESTED AS FRESH CELERY FROM REYNOSA. BUSTED. CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $14,978,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed in a tractor-trailer load manifested as fresh celery.
On August 15, a truck coming from Reynosa, Mexico was referred to secondary. Nonintrusive inspection showed anomalies. Physical search pulled out 721 packages totaling 1,675.51 lbs (760 kg) of alleged meth. Narcotics and vehicle seized. HSI opened a criminal investigation.
Port Director Carlos Rodriguez (Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas): “This successful seizure of methamphetamine is a direct result of our officers’ keen intuition combined with our sophisticated tools and technology. Our officers are trained to look beyond the surface, and when you pair that human expertise with the precision of our scanning equipment, it creates a formidable defense against those attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into our country.”
Source: CBP – Seizes more than $14 million in methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge (Aug 19, 2026)
BREAKING 8/19: ICE BOSTON NABS BRAZILIAN CAREER CRIMINAL – MA SANCTUARY RELEASED HIM 3 TIMES
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CHARGE. PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED. ILLEGALLY REENTERED. LOCALS IGNORED THE DETAINERS. ICE GOT HIM ANYWAY. ICE Boston arrested Heriton Da Silva Aredes, a Brazilian illegal alien, during targeted operations in Taunton on August 6 – just over a week after Bristol County released him despite an ICE detainer.
Per ICE to the Boston Herald: Aredes was released after posting bail on July 25 following arraignment on motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation. Bristol County Sheriff’s Office did not honor the detainer and did not notify ICE. ICE says this was the third time Massachusetts state or local authorities released him without honoring a detainer – also after a 2023 Middleboro State Police arrest and a Stoughton PD arrest.
IMMIGRATION HISTORY: Previously removed Oct. 14, 2008 under a June 2008 final order. Illegally reentered at unknown date/location.
RAP SHEET (per ICE/Herald): pending vehicular homicide; prior convictions for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; assault and battery; using a motor vehicle without authority; refusal to identify while operating; furnishing a false name; operating recklessly; refusing identification.
Acting ERO Boston Field Office Director David Wesling: “Sadly, it appears as though Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux followed through on his promise to not cooperate with ICE, resulting in the release of this habitual criminal illegal alien offender, who is currently charged with vehicular homicide, back into his constituents’ community. In fact, on three separate occasions, this criminal illegal alien was in the custody of state or local authorities, and they released him without honoring our detainer. Had any of the prior detainers been honored, lives would have been saved.”
DHS: “If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you, arrest you, and you will never return.”
Source: Boston Herald – ICE arrests another career criminal illegal alien after release from MA custody (Aug 19, 2026) | Quotes from ICE Boston / DHS
BREAKING 8/18: ICE DETAINER – MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN PLOWS INTO NASHVILLE CROWD, INJURES 4
PICKUP ON THE SIDEWALK. FOUR PEDESTRIANS HIT – TWO IN WHEELCHAIRS. HE FLEES. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. ICE New Orleans lodged an immigration detainer for Felipe Alvarado Hernandez, 47, a Mexican national, after his arrest in connection with a downtown Nashville hit-and-run that injured four pedestrians.
Per ICE and local reporting: On June 13 near Demonbreun Street and Music Circle East, Hernandez allegedly drove a pickup onto the sidewalk while turning left and struck four people waiting to cross. He left the scene. Arrested later at an Antioch home – officers say he admitted driving the truck that morning. As of July 29, one victim was still in Vanderbilt’s burn unit.
CHARGES (per ICE): reckless endangerment; leaving the scene; failure to give information or render aid; failure to file accident report with injury; financial responsibility violation with injury; driving with a revoked license.
IMMIGRATION HISTORY: Entered at unknown date/location. On Jan. 5, 2004 he agreed to removal after Michigan’s Roseville PD referred him to ICE following a retail fraud arrest. He later illegally reentered.
ERO New Orleans acting Field Office Director Scott Ladwig: “When illegal aliens break our laws and endanger our communities, ICE will work with our law enforcement partners to ensure they face the consequences of their actions.”
Source: ICE – Criminal illegal alien arrested in Nashville hit-and-run that injured 4 pedestrians (Aug 18, 2026) | Also: Fox News | NewsChannel5
BREAKING 8/18: CBP SAN DIEGO – $67 MILLION IN NARCOTICS SEIZED IN JULY
8,359 POUNDS. 144 SMUGGLING ATTEMPTS. FENTANYL, METH, COCAINE, HEROIN. OFF THE STREET. CBP says San Diego Field Office officers seized 8,359.03 pounds of narcotics during 144 smuggling attempts July 1-31 – estimated street value more than $67 million.
HAUL (per CBP):
- 553.91 lbs fentanyl
- 5,077.19 lbs methamphetamine
- 2,572.83 lbs cocaine
- 36.69 lbs heroin
Suspects turned over to HSI. Narcotics and smuggling vehicles seized. Ports covered: San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Tecate, Calexico East/West, Andrade, San Diego air/seaport.
San Diego DFO Sidney K. Aki: “Day after day, our officers remain steadfast in their mission to protect our communities and secure our borders. These significant narcotics seizures reflect their vigilance, professionalism and commitment to keeping dangerous drugs out of the United States.”
Source: CBP – San Diego Field Office seizes over $67 million in narcotics in July (Aug 18, 2026) | Also: Fox News
BREAKING 8/18: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, SEXUAL PREDATORS, THIEVES
TEN COUNTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT. FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE. COCAINE. GRAND THEFT. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens yesterday – convicted of sexual assault of a child, forcible sexual abuse, cocaine possession, and other despicable crimes.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual predators, thieves, and other dangerous public safety threats in our communities. Under President Trump’s leadership, crime rates across the country have plummeted to historic lows. It is common sense. When you remove illegal aliens from the country, Americans will be safer.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 18):
- Ervin Jose Diaz-Gramajo (Guatemala) – TEN counts of sexual assault / carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 (Accomack County, VA)
- Giuber Johan Rodriguez-Antunez (Honduras) – sexual assault of a child (Houston, TX)
- Kevin David Barron-Esqueda (Mexico) – forcible sexual abuse (Provo, UT)
- Elvis Vargas-Murillo (Mexico) – fraud; cocaine possession; parole violation; narcotic equipment; illegal re-entry (U.S. District Court of Arizona)
- Ramona Del Rosario Silva-Gacitua (Chile) – grand theft; conspiracy to commit burglary; theft by forgery (Ventura, CA)
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/18: ICE LODGES DETAINER – HONDURAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED IN FATAL NC HIT-AND-RUN
FATHER DEAD IN THE STREET. DRIVER FLEES. ICE FILES THE DETAINER. Fox News reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against Mauricio Josue Alberto Sarmiento, 21, a Honduran illegal alien charged in the fatal hit-and-run that killed James Robert Bagley III, 51, in Sylva, North Carolina.
Sylva Police say Sarmiento struck Bagley with his car early August 2 near Sylva Plaza, then left the scene. Officers and first responders found Bagley unresponsive in the street. He died from his injuries.
Five days later, Sylva PD announced Sarmiento’s arrest on charges including felony hit-and-run resulting in serious injury or death, no liability insurance, driving with a revoked license, exceeding safe speed, and failure to reduce speed. He also had an outstanding arrest order in Jackson County. The same day he was arrested, ICE lodged a detainer with the Jackson County Jail. He remains in custody there.
HOW HE GOT HERE (per DHS to Fox): Sarmiento entered illegally through Texas as an unaccompanied minor in October 2021. Border Patrol arrested him after entry. DHS says he was “reunified” with an unrelated sponsor and released into the country under the Biden administration.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox: officials in Jackson County should cooperate and not release this criminal from jail without notifying ICE. Mullin: “If it weren’t for the Biden Administration’s disastrous open borders, James Bagley would still be alive. By securing our border and deporting illegal aliens, we can save lives and prevent tragedies like this one from ever happening again.”
Source: Fox News – ICE files detainer against illegal immigrant in NC fatal hit-and-run (Aug 18, 2026) | Also: WSPA
BREAKING 8/17: DEL RIO BORDER PATROL NABS CHILD-INJURY FELON AFTER PRIOR DEPORT
INTENTIONAL INJURY TO A CHILD. ASSAULT. FELONY RE-ENTRY. BACK AGAIN. CBP says U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector arrested Francisco Gallegos-Garza, 59, a Mexican national in the United States illegally – previously convicted of injury to a child with intentional bodily injury and assault.
On August 10, Del Rio Station agents patrolling west of Del Rio near the Rio Grande encountered Gallegos-Garza. Record checks showed an extensive criminal history. In 2011 he was convicted of felony re-entry after deportation, sentenced to 46 months in prison, and deported after serving that time.
He now faces another federal charge under 8 USC § 1326 – re-entry after deportation – carrying a maximum of up to 20 years.
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good: “Keeping repeat offenders from entering our borders is key to safeguarding our communities. Criminal illegal aliens who repeatedly attempt to enter our country pose a serious risk and our agents stand ready to meet the challenge.”
Source: CBP – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehend convicted felon illegally in U.S. (Aug 17, 2026) | Also: KENS5
BREAKING 8/17: HSI NABS TWICE-DEPORTED METH TRAFFICKER WITH 126 KILOS
126 KILOGRAMS OF METH. FELONY DRUG TRAFFICKING. DEPORTED TWICE. ILLEGAL ENTRY NUMBER THREE. BUSTED. DHS says ICE Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta arrested Pedro Guadarrama-Loza, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico and convicted drug trafficker, after a controlled delivery — and seized 126 kilograms of methamphetamine.
On August 13, HSI Atlanta watched Guadarrama-Loza retrieve packages at a residence during a controlled delivery, then locked him up and took the meth off the street.
RAP SHEET / DEPORT HISTORY (per DHS):
- Prior conviction: felony drug trafficking
- Prior arrest: driving without a valid license (Georgia)
- Claims illegal entry near Austin, TX (2004); final removal order May 8, 2008; deported May 15, 2008
- Illegal re-entry (felony) near Eagle Pass, TX; deported again June 22, 2017 (Trump Admin)
- THIRD illegal entry at unknown date/location — then caught with 126 kg meth
DHS Spokesperson: “This criminal illegal alien from Mexico was arrested with 126 kilograms of methamphetamine, has prior convictions for drug trafficking, and has already been deported from our country TWICE. Thanks to the hard work of the brave men and women of HSI, this drug trafficker is off our streets and will soon be removed from our country. He will no longer be able to peddle his poison on American streets and endanger American lives.”
Source: DHS – ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Drug Trafficker With 126 Kilograms of Methamphetamine (Aug 17, 2026) | Also: Just the News
BREAKING 8/17: WORST OF THE WORST – WEEKEND SWEEP NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, ASSAILANTS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
MURDER. CHILD SEX CRIMES. ATTEMPTED MURDER. COCAINE. METH. MACHINE GUNS. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens over the weekend — convicted of murder, indecent liberties with a child, assault, and trafficking cocaine.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “While Americans were enjoying their weekend, ICE law enforcement was busy arresting murderers, pedophiles, violent assailants, drug traffickers, and other criminal illegal aliens. Under the Trump Administration, nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States. We are committed to fulfilling President Trump’s mandate from the American people to arrest and deport illegal aliens and to make America safe again.”
NAMED WEEKEND ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 17):
- Nelson Noe Morena-Almendares (Honduras) — murder (Fairfax, VA)
- Jose Manuel Montoya-Sanchez (Mexico) — vehicular homicide (Vancouver, WA)
- Manuel Landaverde-Figueroa (El Salvador) — indecent liberties with a child (Vance County, NC)
- Julio Rodriguez-Ladino (Mexico) — attempted murder; corporal injury; assault with deadly weapon; DUI (Newport Beach, CA)
- Omar Antonio Rosales-Leon (Mexico) — attempted murder (Imperial, CA)
- Kea Tum (Cambodia) — assault; robbery; controlled substances; firearms without license (Philadelphia, PA)
- Davidson Athis (Haiti) — first-degree assault (Montgomery, MD)
- Abel Orozco-Rodriguez (Mexico) — trafficking cocaine 200g–400g (Alamance County, NC)
- Jesus Ivan Alvarez-Ceteno (Mexico) — conspiracy cocaine; illegal possession of a machine gun (Dallas, TX)
- Martin Mancilla-Gomez (Mexico) — meth possession with intent (Buena Vista County, IA)
- Pedro Villegas-Salinas (Mexico) — meth possession with intent (Nashville, TN)
- Jose Luis Fuentes-Cortez (Honduras) — firearm discharge; controlled substance while armed; DUI (Mendota, CA)
- Jimi Murillo-Vargas (Honduras) — protective-order violations; weapon; risk of injury to minor; unlawful restraint (Enfield, CT)
- Yao Jian Chen (China) — second-degree robbery; intimidate witness/victim (San Francisco, CA)
- Antonio Cordova-Sajic (Guatemala) — lewd or lascivious conduct (Fort Myers, FL)
More public safety threats: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/17: HSI + MEXICAN NAVY – $120 MILLION COCAINE BUST, 19 TRAFFICKERS NABBED
6,080 KILOS. $120 MILLION STREET VALUE. 19 SUSPECTED TRAFFICKERS. GO-FAST BOATS INTERDICTED OFF CHIAPAS. ICE Homeland Security Investigations Houston, HSI Mexico City, and Mexico’s Secretaría de Marina just announced three maritime interdiction operations in July that smashed cartel cocaine pipelines bound for the U.S. and beyond.
THE HAUL (July ops):
- July 16 — 2,840 kilos cocaine; 10 arrests
- July 25 — 1,800 kilos on a go-fast vessel off Pacific Coast of Chiapas; 3 arrests
- July 31 — 1,440 kilos; 6 arrests
Ops ran under a Homeland Security Task Force targeting foreign terrorist organizations and drug cartels moving multi-ton narcotics shipments.
HSI Houston SAC Lucia Cabral-DeArmas: “In just the past month, by working alongside our international partners through this HSTF initiative, we’ve prevented more than 6 tons of deadly narcotics from being smuggled into the U.S. or Mexico and deprived the drug cartels of bringing in more than $120 million in criminal proceeds.”
HSTF initiative totals to date: 291 arrests; ~118,350 kg cocaine; $3M cash; 47 firearms; 51 vessels; 6 vehicles; thousands of gallons of fuel; and a Cirrus SR-22 airplane.
BREAKING 8/17: ICE BOSTON NABS BRAZILIAN FUGITIVE CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED MURDER
AGGRAVATED MURDER. FOREIGN FUGITIVE. BIDEN-RELEASED. IN ICE CUSTODY. ICE Boston arrested Maycon Souto Dos Reis, a criminal illegal alien from Brazil and foreign fugitive, during targeted operations Aug. 3 at Westborough District Court in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Brazilian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Dos Reis on Sept. 14, 2024 after his conviction for aggravated murder. He was sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison there. ERO Boston got him on the radar after a May 29 arrest for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in Southborough.
Dos Reis entered the United States illegally June 7, 2024 and was released into the country by the Biden administration. He remains in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings.
Acting ICE ERO Boston Field Office Director David Wesling: “This is yet another example of what the media often characterizes as a non-criminal, when in reality, many of these individuals are murderers, sexual predators, gang members and more. They simply do not have a criminal record in the United States. We will continue to pursue these dangerous criminal aliens that sanctuary politicians fight to protect.”
DHS: If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you, arrest you, and you will never return. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States.
Source: ICE.gov – ICE Boston arrests foreign fugitive convicted of aggravated murder (Aug 17, 2026) | Also: Boston Herald
BREAKING 8/14: DEPORTED – KILLERS, DRUNK DRIVERS, SEX ASSAILANTS, WEAPONS TRAFFICKERS
HOMICIDE. SEXUAL COERCION. DUI. GUN TRAFFICKING. OUT OF THE COUNTRY. DHS says ICE deported more criminal illegal aliens last week, including those convicted of homicide, sexually-motivated coercion, driving under the influence, and dealing and manufacturing firearms without a license.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the brave men and women of ICE work tirelessly to arrest and remove dangerous illegal aliens from our country. Just last week, we deported killers, drunk drivers, sexual assailants, and weapons traffickers. With deportations up, it’s no wonder that crime rates have fallen to historic lows across the country. Thanks to the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, we are making America safe again.”
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS, Aug 14):
- Ramon Gregorio Herrera-Ruiz (Guatemala) – homicide; THREE DUI convictions; driving without a license; deported Aug 4
- Jorge Martinez-Guerrero (Mexico) – homicide (negligent manslaughter – vehicle); illegal re-entry; deported Aug 4
- Jashandeep Singh (India) – sexually-motivated coercion involving force; burglary; theft; deported Aug 3
- Berta Montano Jimenez (Mexico) – dealing/manufacturing firearms without a license; delivery of firearms to carrier without written notice; deported Aug 6
- Williams Alejandro Cortes Contreras (Chile) – first-degree residential burglary; conspiracy; deported Aug 4
Source: DHS – DEPORTED: Killers, Drunk Drivers, Sexual Assailants, Weapons Traffickers (Aug 14, 2026)
BREAKING 8/14: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES, RAPISTS, VIOLENT ASSAILANTS
MANSLAUGHTER. CHILD SEX ASSAULT. RAPE. GUN ROBBERY. OFF THE STREETS. DHS says ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens – convicted of first-degree manslaughter, sexual assault of a victim under 13, rape, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “The brave men and women of ICE law enforcement work every single day to remove illegal aliens from our communities. Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, rapists, violent assailants, and other public safety threats. America is now safer with these criminal illegal aliens off our streets. Deporting illegal aliens saves lives.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 14):
- Daniel Omar Zavala-Castro (Mexico) – first-degree manslaughter; first-degree assault – Danielson, CT
- Carlos Angel Zavala (El Salvador) – predatory criminal sexual assault (victim under 13) – Lake County, IL
- Jean Paul Mpanurwa (DR Congo) – rape; felonious assault; kidnapping – Farmington, UT
- Alcius Marckles (Haiti) – widespread injury/damage to building and people inside; aggravated assault (serious bodily injury); aggravated assault with deadly weapon – Essex County, NJ
- Victor Hugo Casillo-Vallejo (Dominican Republic) – robbery with a firearm; Hobbs Act robbery; use of firearm in crime of violence – Tampa, FL
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST (Aug 14, 2026) · Gallery: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/14: ILLEGAL ALIEN STOLE U.S. IDENTITY FOR 20+ YEARS — VOTED IN ELECTIONS — GETS 3 YEARS + DEPORTATION
IDENTITY THEFT. PASSPORT FRAUD. FAKE CITIZENSHIP. ILLEGAL VOTING. DHS says an ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) case just put a criminal illegal alien behind bars for more than two decades of fraud — including voting in American elections.
On August 12, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales, a criminal illegal alien from Colombia, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to making false statements in a U.S. passport application, aggravated identity theft, falsely claiming a Social Security number, and making a false claim to U.S. citizenship. After he serves his time, he will be removed from the United States.
Per DHS and the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Middle District of Florida), Jaramillo-Grajales used a U.S. citizen’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number to obtain a passport, a Florida driver’s license, and voter registration. He voted in several elections, including the 2020 general election. He also used the stolen identity in a marriage scheme that helped a woman naturalize, then re-entered later under his real name on a fiancé visa and sought permanent residence.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “This criminal illegal alien from Colombia has just been sentenced to three years in a federal prison for identity theft and falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. Because of his fraud, he was able to obtain a driver’s license and vote in our elections… DHS will always fight to protect the integrity of our elections, because election security is national security. Only Americans should be electing American leaders.”
HSI Jacksonville Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Hemker: this conviction shows identity theft, immigration fraud, and fraud against U.S. government systems will be investigated thoroughly and prosecuted fully. Case investigated by HSI, State Department Diplomatic Security Service, and SSA OIG.
PART OF A PATTERN: DHS flags recent non-citizen illegal voting cases — including aliens who illegally voted in New Jersey, Louisiana, Kansas, and elsewhere — plus directives to deport aliens who vote and warnings to states about non-citizens on voter rolls.
Sources: DHS – ICE HSI Identity Theft / Illegal Voting Sentencing (Aug 14, 2026) · DOJ Middle District of Florida · News4Jax
BREAKING 8/13: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS PEDOPHILES, SEX ASSAILANTS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS
CHILD SEX PREDATORS. SEXUAL ASSAILANTS. METH TRAFFICKERS. ROUNDED UP. DHS says ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens – convicted of sexual assault of a child, vehicular homicide, and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and other worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens who have no business being in our country. While sanctuary politicians continue to release dangerous criminals onto their streets, our brave law enforcement officers will continue to risk their lives to arrest these heinous criminals and make America safe again. Illegal aliens have no sanctuary in America.”
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 13):
- Ricardo Enmanuel Nieves-Galarza (Ecuador) – animate object sexual penetration (victim under 13) – Orange, VA
- Kevin Campos (Venezuela) – first-degree sexual abuse – New York City, NY
- David Gomez-Perez (Mexico) – vehicular homicide – Yakima County, WA
- Jose Cortez-Diaz (El Salvador) – conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession of a weapon; forgery – District of Nevada
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST (Aug 13, 2026) · Gallery: WOW.DHS.Gov
BREAKING 8/13: 15 STRAIGHT MONTHS – ZERO RELEASES AT THE BORDER
CATCH AND RELEASE IS DEAD. FIFTEEN MONTHS STRAIGHT. DHS and CBP announce 15 consecutive months of ZERO releases at the border – illegal crossers are not being dumped into American communities. Secretary Markwayne Mullin: Trump’s agenda is restoring order and putting American safety first. “We have the most secure border in history.”
JULY BORDER NUMBERS (per DHS/CBP):
- Southwest Border Patrol apprehensions: 9,295 in July – 6% lower than June; 94% below the Biden-era monthly average; 96% below the Biden peak (Dec 2023)
- Nationwide Border Patrol apprehensions: 11,298 in July – down 1% from June
- FYTD southwest apprehensions lower than one average month from FYs 1992-2024
- Drug seizures: July cocaine/meth/heroin/fentanyl/marijuana seizures 26% higher than July 2024; FY seizures 54% higher than same period FY 2024
- Fentanyl: 1,054 lbs seized in July (+3% from June); Heroin: 79 lbs (+20% from June)
CBP Commissioner Rodney S. Scott: clear policy, strong enforcement, and frontline personnel are delivering – securing the nation against illegal crossings, dangerous individuals, and illicit drugs.
Sources: DHS – 15 Straight Months Zero Releases (Aug 13, 2026) · Fox News · CBP Stats
NewsNation: DHS Secretary Mullin on 15 straight months of zero releases and border enforcement.
BREAKING 8/13: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN – ICE DEPORTS KILLERS, RAPISTS, DRUNK DRIVERS
KILLERS. RAPISTS. VIOLENT ASSAILANTS. OFF AMERICAN STREETS – AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY. DHS says ICE deported more criminal illegal aliens in the last week, including those convicted of voluntary manslaughter, attempted murder, rape, and assault.
Secretary Markwayne Mullin: “Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are arresting and deporting illegal aliens from our country. In the last week, we’ve deported killers, drunk drivers, rapists, and violent assailants… Deporting illegal aliens saves lives. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we are making America safe again.”
NAMED DEPORTATIONS (per DHS, Aug 13):
- Daniel Romero-Alverez (Mexico) – voluntary manslaughter; illegal re-entry; DUI arrests – deported Aug 6
- Yero Lee (South Korea) – attempted murder – deported Aug 4
- Francisco Lux Juarez (Guatemala) – rape (strongarm) – deported Aug 7
- Floyd Tayler (Canada) – unlawful imprisonment; fourth-degree assault – deported Aug 7
- Lezman Donery Gomez Lopez (Honduras) – felony burglary – deported Aug 6
Source: DHS – MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN (Aug 13, 2026)
BREAKING 8/13: KY LANDLORD ILLEGAL ALIEN – RAPE, TRAFFICKING, SEX ABUSE DETAINER
MONSTER LANDLORD. PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED. BACK ON U.S. SOIL. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer on Rolando Cenobio Vasquez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico charged with rape, human trafficking, and sexual abuse while working as a landlord in Louisville, Kentucky.
Per DHS: Louisville police arrested Vasquez on July 29. He had been renting a room to a mother and her 15-year-old daughter when the alleged abuse of the teenager began in December 2025 — sexual violence, threats against the child and family, and occasional money offered to keep quiet.
CHARGES (per DHS):
- THREE counts of rape
- THREE counts of sodomy
- Human trafficking
- Promoting human trafficking with a victim under 18
- Sexual abuse
RAP SHEET / HISTORY: Prior conviction for DUI. First illegally entered through Texas in August 2013 — Border Patrol arrested him and he was deported to Mexico. He then illegally re-entered at an unknown date and location. ICE lodged the detainer with Louisville Metro Department of Corrections the same day he was arrested.
DHS Spokesperson: ICE wants Kentucky officials to hold him and hand him over so he can be removed from our country. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is unleashed to go after dangerous illegal aliens like this one.
Sources: DHS press release (Aug 13, 2026) · Fox News
WDRB: Louisville landlord accused of raping teen faces human trafficking charges.
BREAKING 8/12: WORST OF THE WORST – ICE NABS MURDERERS, KIDNAPPERS, GUN ASSAILANTS
ANOTHER DAY. ANOTHER ROGUE’S GALLERY OFF AMERICAN STREETS. DHS says yesterday ICE arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens – convicted of assault to murder, attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, kidnapping, and drug trafficking. Secretary Markwayne Mullin: remove these criminals and crime rates fall – the American people are SAFER.
NAMED ARRESTS (per DHS, Aug 12):
- Rie Hachiyanagi (Japan) – THREE counts assault to murder; assault/battery with dangerous weapon (fire poker, rock, scissors); mayhem; home invasion – Framingham, MA
- Mohamed Elshenawy (Egypt) – attempted murder, terroristic threats, battery against police – Red Bluff, CA
- Eder Hernandez-Morales (Mexico) – assault with semiautomatic firearm, willful discharge of firearm, vandalism, theft, stolen property, controlled substance – Los Angeles, CA
- Victor A Calles-Flores (El Salvador) – kidnapping; transport of stolen vehicle – West Palm Beach, FL
- Sergio Calvio-Ayala (Costa Rica) – conspiracy to distribute / possession with intent to distribute cocaine – Newark, NJ
DHS: nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. Full threat gallery: WOW.DHS.Gov
Source: DHS – WORST OF THE WORST (Aug 12, 2026)
GANGBUSTERS 8/12: ICE DEPORTS SURRENOS, PAISAS, BLOODS, TRINITARIOS KILLERS
GANG BAGGAGE – GONE. DHS confirms ICE deported more criminal illegal alien gang members last week – including killers, sexual assailants, drunk drivers, and drug traffickers. Secretary Mullin: “Deporting illegal aliens saves lives.”
AMONG THE DEPORTED (per DHS):
- Jonas Perez-Rodriguez (Mexico, Surenos) – manslaughter, DUI causing bodily injury, aggravated assault by a prisoner – deported Aug 4
- Jhony Mejia (Honduras, Surenos) – attempted willful murder, prisoner with sharp instrument – deported Aug 9
- Jose Enrique Galindo-Arteaga (Mexico, Paisas) – sexual assault conviction – deported Aug 3
- Carlos Narciso Villarreal (Mexico, Bloods) – attempted B&E, stolen goods; arrests for assault on a female, domestic violence – deported Aug 3
- Miguel Andres Veras Martes (Dominican Republic, Trinitarios) – drug trafficking, dangerous weapons during crime of violence – deported Aug 4
Source: DHS – GANGBUSTERS (Aug 12, 2026)
CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY CRACKED: OPERATION GUARDIAN ANGEL – 362 CRIMINAL ILLEGALS PULLED FROM JAILS
LOST ANGELES CAN’T HIDE THEM ANYMORE. DOJ Central District of California reports that Operation Guardian Angel – launched to neutralize California’s sanctuary-state blockade – has forced the transfer of 362 criminal illegal aliens from county jails into federal custody across L.A., the Inland Empire, and the Central Coast. 769 federal arrest warrants issued; 347 charged with illegal re-entry after removal or other federal crimes (guns, drugs, violence).
How it works: federal warrants for aliens just booked locally. Jails must honor the warrants – SB 54 sanctuary rules don’t stop a federal arrest warrant. ICE ERO LA Field Office Director Thomas Giles: California politicians force locals to dump rapists, gang members, and murderers back on the street – this partnership keeps them off the streets.
AMONG THOSE TAKEN (per DOJ): child sex offender who re-entered after removal; five-time deportee “Sharky” with multiple felony robberies; four-time deportee with drug trafficking/DV/robbery history; and Jose Cristian Saravia-Sanchez – accused of shooting and killing an Inglewood man who tried to stop a catalytic converter theft (local LE blocked from honoring ICE detainer under state law; now faces federal re-entry + alien-in-possession charges too).
Sources: DOJ USAO CDCA – Guardian Angel year mark (Aug 12, 2026) · NY Post
KTLA: Operation Guardian Angel targets criminal illegal aliens in California sanctuary jails.
MISSISSIPPI: OPERATION MUDDY WATERS – 70 ARRESTED IN CHILD EXPLOITATION SWEEP
ICE HSI AND PARTNERS JUST WRAPPED A TWO-WEEK STATEWIDE CRACKDOWN. Operation Muddy Waters netted 70 arrests across Mississippi for child exploitation, solicitation of children, CSAM possession/distribution, and sex-offender compliance violations. Among those snared: criminal illegal aliens who allegedly traveled across state lines to prey on kids – plus noncompliant registered sex offenders.
NAMED ILLEGAL ALIEN PREDATORS (per ICE):
- Cristian Abel Argueta Giron (Honduras) – traveled from Tennessee to Mississippi to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a child
- Rahul Mondal (Bangladesh) – living in Tuscaloosa, AL; allegedly contacted a 14-year-old boy via social media
- Jose Arevalo Garcia (Mexico) – noncompliant sex offender; prior sexual assault conviction (2010)
- Enrique Bravo Gonzalez (Mexico) – noncompliant sex offender; felony sexual offense against a child (2022)
HSI Gulfport ASAC Matthew Reidell: those who hide behind screens to exploit children will not remain hidden. Partners included U.S. Attorneys (N/S Mississippi), MS AG, DPS, Marshals, and local sheriffs/PD.
Sources: ICE.gov – Operation Muddy Waters (Aug 10, 2026) · Fox News
WREG: Operation Muddy Waters targets child exploitation in Mississippi.
GUN RUNNER NAILED: ILLEGAL ALIEN BOUGHT 91 FIREARMS + 40,000 ROUNDS
DEADLY TRADE – SHUT DOWN. Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, pleaded guilty (Aug. 6) to alien in possession of a firearm and making false statements in acquisition of a firearm. In just over a year he bought 91 firearms for $56,448 and 40,000 rounds of ammunition – for illegal re-sale to anyone who would buy, including people who cannot legally own guns. One firearm later recovered in Mexico.
Melo Santos illegally entered via Arizona in May 2024, was arrested by Border Patrol and deported – then illegally re-entered. ATF led; ICE HSI and DEA assisted. DHS: once sentenced, ICE will remove him.
Sources: DHS – 90+ firearms plea (Aug 10, 2026) · DOJ USAO Oregon
NORTH CAROLINA: ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH 10 COUNTS PRODUCING CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL
HSI TAKES DOWN ANOTHER PREDATOR. Francisco Rosales Ortiz, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, indicted in Western District of North Carolina on 10 counts of production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), possession/access with intent to view CSAM, and unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien. Alleged abuse June 2025–March 2026 in Gaston County; also illegally possessed three firearms.
Arrested by Gastonia PD April 2, 2026; transferred to U.S. Marshals Aug. 3. Secretary Markwayne Mullin: once he faces justice, he will be removed so he can never prey on American children again. Ortiz claims illegal entry in 2005.
Source: DHS – HSI CSAM charges (Aug 10, 2026)
BREAKING 8/11: BROWARD BACKSTABBER – ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH MACHETE MURDER
ANOTHER CATCH-AND-RELEASE BODY COUNT. DHS says ICE lodged a detainer on Edy Jose Rivas-Rizo, a criminal illegal alien from Nicaragua, charged with first-degree murder after allegedly chasing and stabbing his roommate to death with a machete in Hallandale Beach, Florida (Aug. 2). Surveillance allegedly caught the attack; witnesses say the victim’s last words were: “that guy just killed me.”
Rivas-Rizo illegally entered through California in April 2022, was arrested by Border Patrol — then RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration. ICE detainer filed with Broward County Jail Aug. 3. Secretary Markwayne Mullin: deporting illegal aliens saves lives.
Sources: DHS – BROWARD BACKSTABBER (Aug 11, 2026) · Local reporting: WPLG Local 10
FLORIDA ROADS: HSI ARRESTS CUBAN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH EXPIRED CDL
ILLEGAL ALIENS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF 18-WHEELERS = AMERICAN DEATHS WAITING TO HAPPEN. ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Jacksonville arrested Jose Carlos Valdivia-Vera, an illegal alien from Cuba with a final order of removal and an expired Commercial Driver’s License (temp 1-year CDL expired June 6). Arrest: Aug. 6.
Secretary Mullin: every illegal alien behind a semi puts Americans at risk — “We will relentlessly pursue any and all illegal alien truck drivers and the companies that employ them.” Ties into Operation Highway Shield (DHS/DOT): second wave removed 800+ dangerous truckers in 3 days, including 51 illegal aliens.
Sources: DHS – Cuban CDL arrest (Aug 11) · DHS/DOT Operation Highway Shield
U.S. Department of Transportation: What is Operation Highway Shield?
UPDATE 8/11/2026 — ICE KEEPS ROUNDER UP THE WORST OF THE WORST
WAKE UP FOLKS — ICE IS STILL CLEANING HOUSE. DHS just dropped a fresh “Worst of the Worst” roundup: criminal illegal aliens convicted of child sex crimes, kidnapping, child pornography, DUI, and more. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin: if you’re here illegally — LEAVE NOW, or ICE will find you, arrest you, and deport you.
YESTERDAY’S ARRESTS INCLUDE (per DHS):
- Minor Giovani Sosa-Salguero (Guatemala) — TWO counts lewd/lascivious acts with a child under 14 + THREE DUI convictions — Los Angeles, CA
- Marcos Jaimez (Mexico) — lewd act with a child 14–15, molesting a child, prostitution-related disorderly conduct, controlled substance — San Bernardino, CA
- Cristian Bahena-Estudillo (Mexico) — kidnapping, prohibited weapon, court-order violation — Waukegan, IL
- Ruidong Jin (China) — child pornography — Chester County, PA
- Christopher Molina-Esquivel (Venezuela) — procurement for prostitution — Murfreesboro, TN
Source / full release: DHS — WORST OF THE WORST (Aug 11, 2026) · More cases: WOW.DHS.Gov
GEORGIA: OPERATION SAFE COMMUNITY — 1,226 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED
ICE Operation Safe Community – Atlanta just netted 1,226 illegal alien offenders across Georgia. ICE says 720 had U.S. criminal charges or convictions — sex crimes, crimes against children, assault, drugs, burglary, weapons, DUI and more. This is what enforcement looks like when the gloves come off.
Source: ICE.gov official release
WSB-TV: ICE announces Operation Safe Community results in Georgia (1,226 arrests).
RECORD MONTH: ICE HITS ~51,000 ARRESTS IN JULY 2026
Federal immigration authorities report about 51,000 arrests in July — the highest monthly total under this administration (up from ~43,000 in June). New tactics, more pressure, more removals. The invasion is being reversed — one arrest at a time.
Reporting: Stateline — ICE monthly arrest high
Video roundup: ICE arrests surge / related enforcement coverage.
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