Weekend Crackdown: ICE Nabs Dozens Of Violent Illegal Immigrants In Nationwide Sweep

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes around the country as anti-ICE protests continued in Minnesota. 

The Department of Homeland Security provided The Daily Wire on Monday with over a dozen illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes who were arrested during ICE operations between January 16 and 18.

“Our ICE law enforcement never stop fulfilling their mission to make America safe again,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. “While Americans were enjoying their weekends, our law enforcement was arresting murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and gang members.”  

The arrests highlighted by Homeland Security were carried out by ICE officers in Baltimore, San Francisco, New Orleans, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Newark, and Philadelphia. 

According to Homeland Security, those arrested included: 

• Manuel Matta-Reyes, a 55-year-old Guatemalan national convicted of second-degree murder, and first-degree rape in Rutherford County, North Carolina
• Benjamin Zaragoza-Garcia, a 32-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of robbery with gang enhancements in Riverside, California
• Alfredo Rodriguez-Ordonez, a 31-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor in Shelby County, Tennessee, and possessing a gun in Memphis
• Ronal Garbey-Jorin, a 27-year-old illegal alien from Cuba, convicted of assault of a family member in Houston, Texas
• Juan Manuel Salinas, a 51-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of larceny of motor vehicle in Lenoir County, North Carolina
• Jose Eduardo Choc-Sian, a 35-year-old criminal alien from Guatemala, convicted of simple sexual battery and soliciting a prostitute in Terrebonne, Louisiana
• Eubeleo Lopez-Arzate, a 29-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of burglary of a building in Georgetown, Texas
• Dorelien Frantzcy, a 37-year-old illegal alien from Haiti, convicted of burglary in New York City
• Dilton Merlos-Campos, a 47-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of burglary in Los Angeles, California
• Walace Pereira-Lima, a 43-year-old illegal alien from Brazil, convicted of child pornography in the United States District Court of Massachusetts
• Jose Garcia-Samaniego, a 43-year-old Mexican national convicted of 1st degree sexual assault of a minor without consent in Adams County, Nebraska
• Roni Ayala-Raines, a 40-year-old criminal alien from Honduras, convicted of assault by pointing a gun in Lee County, North Carolina
• Bruno Eliazar Guevara-Suazo, a 34-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, convicted of assault on peace officer in Harris County, Texas
• Ehsan Jalal, a 52-year-old Afghan national convicted of robbery in Los Angeles, California
• Alexander Alejandro Xol-Pop, a 20-year-old illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted of strangulation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Despite a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, our officers continue to put their lives on the line seven days a week to remove heinous criminals from American neighborhoods,” McLaughlin said of the arrests. 

Anti-ICE protests continued in full over the weekend, including the targeting of a church by protesters who entered a Sunday morning worship service and started yelling. Those protesters are facing potential federal charges for disrupting a church service.