ICE arrests dozens of illegal immigrants convicted of heinous sex crimes, DHS confirms

• A DHS report released on July 14 confirmed that ICE agents arrested several illegal immigrants convicted of serious sexual offenses, including child rape, sexual assault and possession of child pornography, during a nationwide operation.
• Among those detained were individuals from Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador with prior convictions ranging from child abuse to aggravated sexual assault in states including Georgia, Maryland, Utah and Texas.
• DHS officials said the arrests highlight their commitment to removing violent offenders from U.S. communities, with Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin calling the suspects “monstrous illegal aliens.”
• The enforcement effort is part of former President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign promise, which prioritizes the removal of undocumented individuals with criminal records and final deportation orders.
• Border czar Tom Homan and White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt reiterated the administration’s intent to fulfill its immigration enforcement goals, though concerns from sectors like agriculture remain unaddressed.

ICE has been working around the clock to fulfill Trump’s deportation promise

This operation is part of Trump’s mass deportation promise during his campaign, which targeted illegal immigrants with criminal records.

Trump’s border czar and a prominent Republican immigration hardliner, Tom Homan, confirmed in 2024 that the second Trump administration would focus immigration enforcement on individuals with criminal records and those under final deportation orders.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt also echoed a similar statement shortly after Trump won the 2024 elections, emphasizing the administration’s mandate to act but avoiding direct mention of concerns raised by the farming industry. “The American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin, giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail, like deporting migrant criminals and restoring our economic greatness. He will deliver,” Leavitt said at the time.

To fulfill this promise, ICE, along with the DHS, has been working around the clock to remove the worst of the worst from American communities.