ICE Houston apprehended 3,593 criminal illegal aliens in Southeast Texas during the longest federal government shutdown in history, which lasted from October 1 to November 12. According to an ICE press release, those apprehended faced serious charges, including homicide, child exploitation, and gang-related crimes.
The ICE Houston Field Office announced the arrests of 13 murderers, 51 child predators, 67 sex offenders, and 366 people convicted of driving while intoxicated. Additionally, 261 people were convicted of violent assault, 103 of burglary or theft, and 46 of weapons charges. The operation also resulted in the arrests of 23 gang members, including an MS-13 member involved with a triple homicide in Dallas, and ten illegal aliens with outstanding felony arrest warrants.
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“Our entire team understands how critical ICE’s mission is to public safety and national security,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operation Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford. “As a result of those efforts, 51 dangerous child predators are no longer free to prey on our children, 10 fugitives have been apprehended and will now face justice for their alleged offenses, and thousands of other violent criminal aliens have been removed from local communities throughout Southeast Texas and will be removed from the United States.
Among those arrested was Brayan Josue Pineda-Ayala, a 23-year-old MS-13 gang member from Honduras accused of committing a triple killing in Dallas County, Texas. Authorities also detained Froilan Mejia Olveram, a 44-year-old twice-removed criminal alien and convicted rapist from Mexico. Baldomero Perez-Quezada, 56, a four-times-removed criminal alien and convicted child predator from Mexico, was also captured. These arrests reflect ICE’s continuous efforts to combat criminal activity among illegal aliens, despite the limitations created by immigration enforcement rules during the Biden administration.
