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ICE Arrests Criminal Aliens Convicted of Sexual Offenses Against Children, Kidnapping, and Violent Crimes
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of multiple criminal aliens convicted of serious offenses including sexual contact with a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, sexual assault, and child molestation. The arrests occurred across multiple U.S. locations including Dallas County, Texas. DHS noted that nearly 70% of ICE arrests involve illegal aliens charged or convicted of crimes in the United States.
ICE Requests Virginia Officials Not Release Guatemalan Illegal Alien Accused of Rape in Arlington County
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requested Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Arlington County officials not release Luzvin Orvando Garcia Moran, a 28-year-old illegal alien from Guatemala currently detained in Arlington County Jail. The individual faces charges including abduction with intent to defile, sodomy by force or victim helplessness, and assault. ICE seeks to deport the individual, who reportedly has at least 25 prior charges.
ICE Detains Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder in North Carolina
DHS announced that ICE Homeland Security Investigations issued a detainer on April 9, 2026, for Carlos Anuel Medina-Robles, an illegal alien from Honduras, who is wanted for murder involving a firearm in Durham County, North Carolina. Medina-Robles was arrested in Minot, North Dakota, and the detainer ensures he remains in custody pending extradition. The individual has been deported from the United States twice previously.
UK Naturalized Citizen Accused of Murdering DHS Employee Lauren Bullis
DHS announced on April 15, 2026, that Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, a UK-born individual naturalized by the Biden Administration in 2022, stands accused of brutally murdering DHS employee Lauren Bullis on April 13. Abel has a prior criminal record including convictions for sexual battery, battery against a police officer, obstruction, assault with a deadly weapon, and vandalism. DHS stated that since President Trump took office, USCIS has implemented measures to prevent individuals with criminal histories from attaining citizenship.
ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Aliens Convicted of Murder, Child Abuse
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of criminal illegal aliens across the country, including individuals convicted of voluntary manslaughter, lewd battery on a child, and attempted statutory rape of a child. Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that nearly 70% of ICE arrests involve illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. The announcement highlights continued enforcement operations targeting non-citizens with serious criminal convictions.
ICE Arrests Jamaican Criminal Alien Gang Member Wanted for Murder
ICE and Florida Highway Patrol arrested Ragar Mandela Allen, 32, a Jamaican national and alleged member of the Craig Town Gang, on March 31, 2026. Allen was wanted for murder and multiple felony charges in Jamaica. During the arrest attempt, Allen attempted to flee, dragging a Florida Highway Patrol trooper with his vehicle into a fence, injuring the officer.
ICE Requests Detention of Illegal Alien Charged with Murdering Wife in Tulsa
ICE lodged an arrest detainer requesting local authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, not release Willie Ricardo Merida-Escobar, an illegal alien from Guatemala, who has been charged with first-degree murder. The subject was arrested by Tulsa Police Department on April 10, 2026, for allegedly strangling his wife Karla Gramajo-Cabrera and dumping her body near a highway. ICE issued the detainer to prevent the individual's release back into the community pending immigration proceedings.
ICE Arrests Multiple Criminal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Assailants Over Weekend
DHS released a press statement announcing that ICE arrested multiple criminal aliens over a weekend in April 2026. Those arrested were convicted of offenses including aggravated sexual abuse of a child, rape, corporal injuries to spouse or cohabitant, and assault with a deadly weapon. The announcement highlighted ICE enforcement activity across the country targeting individuals present in the US without legal status who had criminal convictions.
ICE Requests Missouri Not Release Illegal Alien Accused of Rape and Kidnapping
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Cristian Lopez-Gomez, a Honduran illegal alien, in connection with charges of rape and kidnapping of a woman in Kirksville, Missouri on Easter Sunday. Lopez-Gomez allegedly entered the United States illegally in 2024 and was released into American communities by the prior administration. ICE has formally requested Missouri authorities not release him while he faces criminal prosecution.
ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, and Sexual Deviants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced arrests of criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious offenses including murder, attempted lewdness with a child, aggravated sexual battery, sexual penetration with animate object by force, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrests coincided with the one-year anniversary of the re-opening of ICE's Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, which was originally launched under the first Trump administration and subsequently closed by the Biden administration.