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ICE Arrests Violent Criminals and Sex Offenders Among Illegal Migrants

The nationwide enforcement effort aims to remove threats from communities, amidst ongoing immigration policy debates.

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In this July 8, 2019, photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, Calif. A federal judge has prohibited U.S. immigration authorities from relying on databases deemed faulty to ask law enforcement agencies to hold people in custody, a setback for the Trump administration that threatens to hamper how it carries out arrests. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Overview

  • ICE arrests several illegal migrants with violent criminal histories, including a man arrested 12 times in 8 years.
  • A 44-year-old Colombian national convicted of sexual assault in Massachusetts was arrested by ICE as part of a nationwide sting targeting noncitizen sex offenders.
  • ERO San Francisco and Boston highlight the importance of cooperation with local communities to ensure public safety and remove threats.
  • Statistics show that native-born U.S. citizens are arrested and imprisoned at notably higher rates than undocumented immigrants for various crimes.
  • The arrests come amid ongoing debates over immigration policies and border security, with over 2.4 million encounters at the southern border during the 2023 fiscal year.