U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 15 people with prior criminal convictions across multiple states over a weekend in August. The individuals arrested included people convicted of murder, vehicular homicide, assault, and drug trafficking in locations stretching from California to Pennsylvania, ICE said.
The arrests included: Nelson Noe Morena-Almendares, convicted of murder in Virginia; Jose Manuel Montoya-Sanchez, convicted of vehicular homicide in Washington; Manuel Landaverde-Figueroa, convicted of indecent liberties with a child in North Carolina; Julio Rodriguez-Ladino, convicted of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in California; Omar Antonio Rosales-Leon, convicted of attempted murder in California; Kea Tum, convicted of assault and robbery in Pennsylvania; Davidson Athis, convicted of first-degree assault in Maryland; Abel Orozco-Rodriguez, convicted of cocaine trafficking in North Carolina; Jesus Ivan Alvarez-Ceteno, convicted of cocaine possession with intent to distribute in Texas; Martin Mancilla-Gomez, convicted of methamphetamine possession in Iowa; Pedro Villegas-Salinas, convicted of methamphetamine possession in Tennessee; Jose Luis Fuentes-Cortez, convicted of firearm discharge in California; Jimi Murillo-Vargas, convicted of carrying a dangerous weapon and other offenses in Connecticut; Yao Jian Chen, convicted of robbery in California; and Antonio Cordova-Sajic, convicted of lewd or lascivious conduct in Florida.
According to ICE, nearly 70 percent of the agency's arrests involve individuals charged or convicted of a crime in the United States.