ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Sexual Assailants, and Drug Traffickers During National Crime Victims Week
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested five criminal illegal aliens on April 22, 2026, during National Crime Victims Week. Those arrested include Carlos Portillo-Nunez (El Salvador, lewd or lascivious acts with a child), Pablo Blanco-Fortuna (Mexico, aggravated sexual assault and failure to register as a sex offender), Eladio Laines (Guatemala, sexual assault and unlawful restraint), Roberto Vallejo-Benitez (Mexico, assault by strangulation), and Alfredo Delgado-Perez (Mexico, distribution of methamphetamine). The arrests span California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
“By removing criminal illegal aliens from our communities, ICE is stopping them before they can perpetrate more crimes and create more victims”
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DHS announced that ICE arrested five criminal illegal aliens across multiple states during National Crime Victims Week, including convictions for sexual offenses against children, aggravated sexual assault, assault by strangulation, and drug trafficking. The individuals named are Carlos Portillo-Nunez (Indio, CA), Pablo Blanco-Fortuna (Hidalgo County, TX), Eladio Laines (Chester, PA), Roberto Vallejo-Benitez (Wake County, NC), and Alfredo Delgado-Perez (Los Angeles, CA).
Immigration enforcement remains an active priority under the current administration, as reflected in this public safety announcement. Individuals or organizations seeking information on support for victims of illegal alien crime may contact the VOICE Office at 1-855-488-6423.
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ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Sexual Assailants, and Drug Traffickers During National Crime Victims Week
Release Date: April 23, 2026
During National Crime Victims Week, DHS remembers the innocent American lives stolen at the hands of criminal illegal aliens
WASHINGTON –– Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted for horrific crimes including aggravated sexual assault, lewd or lascivious acts with a child, assault by strangulation, and distribution of methamphetamine.
“During National Crime Victims Week, DHS is continuing its work to fight for justice for victims of illegal alien crime. By removing criminal illegal aliens from our communities, ICE is stopping them before they can perpetrate more crimes and create more victims,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “ Just yesterday, ICE arrested *pedophiles,** rapists, and drug traffickers. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS will never stop fighting for justice for the innocent Americans whose lives were stolen by illegal aliens who should have never been in our country.”*
Yesterday’s arrests include:
Carlos Portillo-Nunez, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted for lewd or lascivious acts with a child in Indio, California.
Pablo Blanco-Fortuna, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for aggravated sexual assault and failure to register as a sex offender in Hidalgo County, Texas.
Eladio Laines, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for sexual assault and unlawful restraint - serious bodily injury in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Roberto Vallejo-Benitez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for assault by strangulation in Wake County, North Carolina.
Alfredo Delgado-Perez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for distribution of methamphetamine in Los Angeles, California.
Victims of illegal alien crime may receive support from the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office by contacting 1-855-488-6423.
Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on our webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.
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