Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested five individuals in North Carolina in late September and early October, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The individuals have criminal convictions including sexual exploitation of minors, child abuse, weapons offenses and robbery.
Nelson Alexander Chay, a Guatemalan citizen and registered sex offender, was arrested in Siler City on Oct. 2. He was convicted of 16 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and driving while intoxicated. He was lawfully admitted to the United States through California in May 2002 and has been placed in proceedings to terminate his legal status.
Gustavo Cardenas Arreola, a Mexican citizen, was arrested in Graham on Oct. 5 on convictions for 10 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location. The Department of Homeland Security issued a final removal order on Oct. 19.
Isidro Flores Rodriguez, a Mexican citizen, was arrested in Oxford on Oct. 13 on a conviction for felony child abuse inflicting serious injury. He illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location.
Thong Vilaiphone, a Laotian citizen, was arrested in China Grove on Oct. 1. His criminal convictions include possessing weapons of mass destruction, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and felony probation violation. An immigration judge issued a final removal order on Feb. 24, 1997.
Francis Martinez Alvarez, a Honduran citizen, was arrested in New Hanover County on Sept. 30. He has convictions for robbery with a dangerous weapon and illegal re-entry, and arrests for first-degree kidnapping, discharging a weapon at an occupied property, assault and second-degree trespass. He was deported in June 2007 and illegally re-entered the United States before being deported again on Oct. 16.