Immigration authorities announce arrests of convicted immigrants

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of individuals previously convicted of serious crimes, the agency said.

The arrested individuals include Cheng Hin Saephan of Laos, convicted of five counts of sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 in Redding, California; Genaro Sanchez-Acosta of Mexico, convicted of home invasion and sex offense with a helpless or impaired individual in Baltimore, Maryland; and Alfredo Chavez Madero of Mexico, convicted of transportation of material involving sexual exploitation of minors in Irving, Texas.

Also arrested were Salem Ait-Abdellah of Algeria, convicted of assault, perjury, and burglary in New York, and Esteban Gaspar-Velasco of Mexico, convicted of felonious assault and trespass in a habitation in Franklin County, Ohio.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, "Day after day, the brave men and women of ICE are risking their lives to arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities."