ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers
Summary
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced arrests of criminal illegal aliens during Easter weekend 2026. ICE officers apprehended individuals including murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers in operations across multiple jurisdictions. The announcement highlights continued enforcement against non-citizens with serious criminal convictions.
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ICE conducted enforcement operations over Easter weekend 2026, arresting criminal illegal aliens including individuals with serious offenses such as murder, sexual crimes against children, and drug trafficking. Named individuals include Wilson Zuniga-Ayala from El Salvador with 11 convictions including burglary and larceny. The actions were conducted under DHS leadership and represent ongoing public safety enforcement operations.
This announcement does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities. Immigration legal practitioners and employers should note the continued emphasis on criminal alien enforcement as a DHS priority. No new regulatory requirements, reporting deadlines, or penalties are established by this press release.
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During Easter Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Multiple Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers
Release Date: April 6, 2026
WASHINGTON –– While many Americans across the country were celebrating Easter over the weekend, the brave men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were arresting some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens including murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers.
“Even on the Holy day of Easter, ICE does not take a day off. While Americans celebrated Easter with their families, ICE officers were risking their lives to arrest the worst of the worst,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Some of the Easter weekend arrests included murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers. Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS is committed to protecting our homeland and will not stop getting criminals out of communities.”
Arrests over the weekend include:
Wilson Zuniga-Ayala, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, with 11 convictions for crimes including burglary and larceny.
Rodolfo Lorenzo-Castro, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for manslaughter with a weapon in Tampa, Florida.
Reinier Fuentes-Armentero, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, convicted for FOUR counts of possessing, controlling or intentionally viewing sexual performance by a child in Palm Beach, Florida.
Victor Asuncion, a criminal illegal alien from the Philippines, convicted for forcible lewd act upon a child in the California Superior Court of Contra Costa, Martinez, California.
Arturo Barrios-Medina, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for possession of child pornography and selling/renting/loaning/giving obscene material to a minor in Hendry County, Texas.
Arturo Barrios-Medina, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for possession of child pornography and selling/renting/loaning/giving obscene material to a minor in Hendry County, Texas.
Marco Antonio Sanchez Alvarez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for first-degree assault, domestic violence, and drug trafficking in Yakima, Washington.
Marco Sanchez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for criminal sexual act in Riverhead, New York.
Iurii Mamukayevich Sopromadze, a criminal illegal alien from Russia, convicted for petty theft, terrorist threats, and stalking in Los Angeles, California.
Mario Antonio Alvarado-Calate, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for assault with bodily injury in Harris County, Texas.
Adilson Antonio Reyes-Arriola, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine in the Unites States District Court, District of Rhode Island.
Juan Antonio Jimenez-Uvalle, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for theft of $100,000 - $200,000 in Harris County, Texas.
Jose Mario Gonzalez-Amaro, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for petit larceny in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joel Isaac Gonzalez-Ramirez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for taking a vehicle without consent in Santa Barbara, California.
Yordan Carreras-Cespedes, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, convicted for unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance in Sarasota, Florida.
Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on our webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.
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