U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of several individuals convicted of serious crimes including murder, sexual assault of a child, and drug trafficking, the Department of Homeland Security said. The arrests involved individuals from Honduras, Mexico, and Ecuador convicted in multiple locations across the country.
According to DHS, those arrested included Rony Izaguirre-Henriquez from Honduras, convicted of murder and gang-related assault in Prince George's County, Maryland; Francisco Chapas-Sanchez from Mexico, convicted of predatory sexual assault of a child in Chicago; Jaime Ramirez-Almaraz from Mexico, convicted of aggravated assault and burglary in Salt Lake City; Rafael Limber Leon-Garcia from Ecuador, convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the Southern District of Florida; and Fabiola Vega from Mexico, convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin in Waseca, Minnesota.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said: "America's brave ICE agents put their lives on the line every day to enforce U.S. law and arrest criminal illegal aliens."