
By Bob Price. Media: Breitbart
ICE Arrests Nearly 1,400 Criminal Aliens in Houston Area in June
HOUSTON, Texas — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested nearly 1,400 criminal aliens in the Houston area during June. Officials informed Breitbart Texas that these individuals include 32 child predators, nine murderers, one illegal alien convicted of hijacking an airplane, and 16 members of cartels or gangs.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, assigned to the Houston Field Office, arrested 1,361 criminal aliens in June, according to information reviewed by Breitbart Texas on Saturday. These criminal aliens had been convicted of or were charged with criminal offenses after illegally entering the United States. Officials confirmed that 32 of these individuals were convicted of sex crimes against children, nine were convicted of homicide-related offenses, and 16 were documented members of transnational gangs or drug cartels. One of the criminal aliens had a prior conviction for hijacking an airplane from Cuba to Key West, Florida, officials revealed.
“Despite attempts by some to undermine our mission by spreading false and malicious rumors, the brave men and women of ICE continue to work tirelessly around the clock targeting dangerous criminal aliens to restore integrity to our nation’s immigration system and bolster public safety in our communities,” said Gabriel Martinez, acting Field Office Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston. “The number of dangerous criminal aliens that they removed from local communities across Southeast Texas last month is just another example of their selfless and unyielding efforts to return our local communities to places where we can all raise our families without having to worry about child predators, gang members, or other violent criminal aliens preying on our loved ones.”
The 1,361 criminal aliens arrested in June marks an increase from the previous month, when officers arrested 1,249 criminal aliens in the Houston area, a source within ICE told Breitbart Texas.
A sampling of the criminal aliens arrested in the Houston area during June includes:
Adermis Wilson-Gonzalez, a 56-year-old criminal alien from Cuba, arrested on June 29. He was convicted in 2003 of hijacking an airplane traveling from Cuba to Key West, Florida.
Arnulfo Olivares Cervantes, a 47-year-old criminal alien from Mexico and former Mexicles gang member, arrested on June 13. He has illegally entered the U.S. six times and been convicted twice for trafficking cocaine, and once for attempted murder, evading arrest, illegal entry, and drug possession.
Luis Pablo Vasquez-Estolano, a 29-year-old six-time deported criminal alien from Mexico, arrested on June 10. He has been convicted of homicide, aggravated robbery, burglary of a vehicle, and drug possession.
Jose Meza, a 40-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, arrested on June 24. He has illegally entered the U.S. four times and been convicted of sexual assault of a minor and theft.
Javier Escobar Gonzalez, a 51-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, arrested on June 23. He has been convicted of sexual indecency with a minor, criminal trespass with a deadly weapon, driving while intoxicated, and unauthorized use of a firearm.
According to the source, the gang/cartel members arrested in June include individuals from:
Surenos 13
Tren de Aragua
MS13
HERMANOS PISTOLEROS LATINOS
Cartel Jalisco New Generation
Paisas
Tango Blast
Southwest Cholos
Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) are designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the U.S. Department of State, Breitbart Texas reported.
The source also informed Breitbart that last year, ERO Houston led the nation in the highest percentage of criminal alien arrests compared to non-criminal illegal aliens. The office averaged about 90 percent of arrests as criminal aliens.
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