Exclusive:Baltimore ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations On Thursday, US authorities arrested eight immigrants, including four convicted of child molestation and one murderer, in a suburb of Maryland.
The arrests occurred during a Fox News exclusive trip with the government agency.
One of the migrants arrested was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor and exposing himself to the public several times. Another immigrant from the Philippines was previously convicted of molesting a 10-year-old girl.
According to ICE, the only immigrant convicted of murder was living in the United States on a permanent visa.
ICE agents conduct an enforcement operation in the interior of the United States on June 2, 2022. (immigration and customs)
“The ones we went out for are the absolute worst,” Matthew Elliston, director of the Baltimore field office, told Fox News Channel's David Spont. “It's not the average person who is in the country illegally. If we're targeting you, there's a reason.”
The goal is simple for Baltimore ICE Field OfficeArrest and deport as many illegal immigrants with criminal records as possible. ICE agents' goal at the beginning of the day was to arrest eight targets, and all eight targets are now in custody.
Now these eight immigrants are behind bars and awaiting hearings before immigration judges Possible deportation.
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Raul Calderon Interiano, who is in the United States illegally and convicted of sex crimes in Baltimore, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. (ice)
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According to ICE data obtained House Homeland Security Committee In September, there is at least 650,000 criminal illegal immigrants They are on the agency's “non-detainee” list, meaning they are free in the US interior. Of these, 14,944 are murderers and more than 20,000 are convicted of sexual assault.
Although it is not officially a sanctuary state, Maryland is a Democratic-led state Governor Wes Moore The Democratic-majority state House is considered immigrant-friendly. Meanwhile, Baltimore City has an official policy that does not allow law enforcement to ask residents about their immigration status.
ICE data show Baltimore ERO arrested 570 immigrants with either a felony conviction or pending felony charges in fiscal year 2024.
