EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests 5 Criminal Illegal Aliens

• August 12, 2026

Four officers in POLICE ICE vests escort a handcuffed man up outdoor steps. The officers wear tactical gear and masks, while the man wears a white t-shirt and camouflage pants. The scene appears tense and controlled.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Ventura, California, on July 27. (Blake Fagan/AFP/Getty Images)

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday arrested five illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes and drug offenses, the agency announced Tuesday.

“Yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, violent assailants, kidnappers, drug traffickers, and other dangerous criminal illegal aliens from our communities,” Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told the Daily Signal. “Under the leadership of President [Donald] Trump, ICE is making our nation safer by removing illegal aliens from our communities.”

“When you remove criminal illegal aliens like these from our country, crime rates fall, and the American people are safer,” Mullin added. The Department of Homeland Security claimed that nearly 70% of the illegal aliens ICE arrested have been charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States.

ICE provided the Daily Signal with names and mugshots for five illegal aliens.

1. Rie Hachiyanagi

A woman with long dark hair and a neutral expression is facing forward against a plain background. — Rie Hachiyanagi (ICE)

ICE arrested Rie Hachiyanagi, a criminal illegal alien from Japan. ICE claimed that a Framingham, Massachusetts, jury convicted her on three counts of assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon—a fire poker, a rock, and scissors—mayhem, and home invasion.

2. Mohamed Elshenawy

A person with long, dark curly hair and a slight smile faces the camera. They are wearing a light-colored shirt and are indoors, with a blurred background. — Mohamed Elshenawy (ICE)

ICE arrested Mohamed Elshenawy, a criminal illegal alien from Egypt. ICE claimed that a jury in Red Bluff, California, convicted Elshenawy of attempted murder, terroristic threats, and battery against a police officer.

3. Eder Hernandez-Morales

A man with a shaved head, full beard, and mustache looks directly at the camera against a plain white background. — Eder Hernandez-Morales (ICE)

ICE arrested Eder Hernandez-Morales, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico. ICE said a jury in Los Angeles convicted him of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, willful discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, vandalism, theft, receiving known stolen property, and possession of a controlled substance.

4. Victor A Calles-Flores

A young man with short dark hair, a trimmed mustache, and a goatee looks at the camera with a neutral expression, in a close-up photo against a plain wall background.

ICE arrested Victor A Calles-Flores, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador. ICE said a jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted him of kidnapping and transporting a stolen vehicle.

5. Sergio Calvio-Ayala

ICE arrested Sergio Calvio-Ayala, a criminal illegal alien from Costa Rica. ICE said a jury in Newark, New Jersey, convicted him of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Tyler O’Neil | Senior Investigative Reporter

Tyler O’Neil is senior investigative reporter at the Daily Signal and the author of two books, “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.”

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