EXCLUSIVE: ICE Agents Still ‘Risking Their Lives’ Despite ‘Working Without Pay’ Amid Shutdown 

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continue to risk their lives arresting criminal illegal aliens even while not being paid during the federal government shutdown, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  

ICE agents continue to arrest “pedophiles, murderers, drug traffickers, and other violent thugs from American communities,” said Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary.  

“Not only are these law enforcement officers risking their lives amid a 1,000% increase in assault against them, bounties on their heads, and threats to their families from foreign and domestic terrorists, but they are now working without pay because of the Democrats’ government shutdown,” McLaughlin added.  

The government has been shut down for more than two weeks as Senate Democrats continue to vote against a stopgap bill to fund the government into next month. Most government employees who are deemed “essential” and continue to work during a government shutdown are not paid but will receive back pay when the government reopens.  

“It’s time for Democrats to end the government shutdown, so our ICE officers can get their paychecks as they work to make America safe again,” McLaughlin said.  

On Tuesday alone, ICE agents arrested illegal aliens who have been convicted of sexual misconduct with a child, aggravated robbery, and third-degree assault.  

German Morachel-Lopez 

German Morachel-Lopez is from Mexico and has been convicted of sexual conduct against a child in New York City.   

Isidro Carrera-Rodriguez 

Isidro Carrera-Rodriguez is also from Mexico and has been convicted of offensive touching and third-degree assault in Delaware.   

Adrian Alberto Morales-Maldonado 

Mexican national Adrian Alberto Morales-Maldonado’s record includes being convicted of aggravated robbery in Texas.   

Wenceslao Alvarez-Alvarez 

Wenceslao Alvarez-Alvarez of Mexico has been convicted of importation of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit money laundering in Georgia.  

Edgar Ivan Ponce-Aldaco 

Mexico national Edgar Ivan Ponce-Aldaco has been convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to sell or distribute more than 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of marijuana in Texas.   

Continued arrests of criminal illegal aliens coincide with the Trump administration’s nationwide effort to crack down on violent crime. FBI Director Kash Patel and President Donald Trump were scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon to address the administration’s progress.