FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday arrested criminal illegal immigrants for crimes including sexual contact with a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and sexual assault, and child molestation, The Daily Signal has learned.
“Every day, the courageous men and women of ICE risk their lives to arrest criminal aliens to safeguard American communities,” acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
“Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting pedophiles, kidnappers, and violent criminals. Every single day, our officers are removing heinous criminals from our community,” she added.
The arrests come as Congress continues to fight over funding for immigration enforcement. Senate Democrats repeatedly voted against funding the Department of Homeland Security, demanding additional limits on ICE agents as a precondition.
The Department of Homeland Security has now been shut down for 60 days.
1. Filiberto Aleman-Sanchez
Filiberto Aleman-Sanchez is an illegal alien from Mexico who was arrested after being convicted for sexual contact with a child in Dallas County, Texas.
2. Viater Twiringiyimana
Viater Twiringiyimana is a criminal illegal alien from Rwanda. He was convicted of child molestation in the first degree, residential burglary, and a no-contact order violation in Spokane, Washington.
3. Jorge Pedro Soria-Nieto
Jorge Pedro Soria-Nieto is a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico.
He was convicted of kidnapping an adult to sexually assault in West Valley City, Utah.
4. Roberto Meza-Gonzalez
Roberto Meza-Gonzalez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon: great bodily injury in Santa Ana, California. He was also arrested on Tuesday by ICE agents.
5. Rigoberto Iglesias-Diaz
Rigoberto Iglesias-Diaz is a criminal illegal alien from Cuba. He was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Miami, Florida.
