Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) It arrested a number of child sex offenders, as well as gang members and other criminals, among more than 530 illegal immigrants arrested on another day of the Trump-era mass deportation campaign.
Official statistics show that as of 6pm EST on Thursday, there had been 373 criminal arrests and 165 non-criminal arrests during the day. This includes more than 1,000 removals or repatriations. The agency also arrested 16 gang members, including four belonging to the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua gang.
According to ICE records, the arrests included one in Buffalo, New York, of an Ecuadorian national convicted of rape. Also in Buffalo, agents arrested Pedro Julio Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic convicted of sexual conduct against a child.
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On January 23, 2025, Christopher Alexandre Ramirez Oliva, a citizen of Honduras, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement St. Paul. He was found guilty of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, agents arrested Christopher Alexander Ramirez Oliva, a Honduran convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco, agents arrested Ariel Rene Romes Patino, a Mexican who was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child and sentenced to 62 months in prison.
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On January 23, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco arrested Ariel Rene Romes Patino, a Mexican national illegally present in the United States.
Agents also arrested Magdaleno Zenin Hernandez Garcia, a Mexican national who was convicted of continuous sexual assault of a child 14 years of age or younger.
In New York, officials said agents arrested Turkish citizen Gokhan Adrigozel, a known or suspected terrorist.
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On January 23, 2025, New York Immigration and Customs Enforcement administratively arrested Gokhan Adrigozel, a Turkish citizen, on charges of entry without inspection.
In Chicago, agents arrested Raymond Aparicio Pimentel, a Mexican previously convicted of attempted murder, and sentenced him to 17 years in prison. ICE detained him in 2017, but authorities did not respect that, and he was released without notifying ICE.
The transfer marks the last day of a busy day for ICE, which is leading the mass deportation operation launched by the new administration. Before Thursday, ICE had arrested 460 people since Trump's inauguration.
Trump promised to “close” the border and launch what he described as a historic deportation campaign. On the first day, he signed 10 orders related to the border, including orders to rebuild the wall, end parole programs, limit birthright citizenship, and deploy the military to the border.
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His administration also ended Biden-era guidelines for “sensitive locations.” ICE was unable to act Enforce and remove restrictions on the use of expedited removals to quickly deport immigrants.
Fox News saw this week ice boston Arrest eight people, including several MS-13, Interpol Red Notices, murder and rape suspects, and a volatile Haitian gang member with 18 convictions in recent years who told our cameras he “will not return to Haiti” and “f— Trump, Biden forever!
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt on Thursday pointed to the recent arrests as evidence that the administration is keeping its promises.
“The largest mass deportation in history is well underway. Promises have been made, promises have been kept,” she said on the X programme.
