EXCLUSIVE: Federal immigration authorities had a busy Independence Day weekend, arresting illegal immigrants all over the country, including some with convictions for murder, burglary, and child sex crimes, during a holiday sweep.The arrests came as many Americans were celebrating the nation's 250th birthday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday."While Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of the greatest nation on Earth, the brave men and women of ICE were arresting the worst of the worst, including multiple murderers, pedophiles, rapists, kidnappers, drunk drivers, drug traffickers, and other dangerous public safety threats," said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis."Our law enforcement officers work around the clock, even on holidays, to make our communities safer."ICE NABS ILLEGAL ALIENS CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX CRIMES AND METH TRAFFICKING IN NATIONWIDE ENFORCEMENT SWEEPFederal immigration authorities arrests multiple illegal immigrants over the Independence Day weekend with convictions for a range of violent crimes.
Those arrested over the weekend included (left to right) Radimir Thompson-Nagle; Marcos Rubio-Hernandez; Roberto Gutierrez-Diaz; Francisco Olmedo-Silva and Pedro Mazorra-Herrera.(Department of Homeland Security)Bis noted that under President Donald Trump, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hired 12,000 new officers and agents in less than a year, more than doubling the agency's workforce."Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, we have an additional 12,000 ICE officers who will continue delivering on the American people’s mandate to make our nation SAFE AGAIN," she said.Those arrested over the weekend included Radimir Thompson-Nagle, a Panamanian citizen with criminal convictions for murder and assault in Brooklyn, New York, ICE said.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO KILLED AMERICAN WOMAN OUTSIDE HER HOME WALKS FREE DECADES LATER – THEN INTO ICE CUSTODYA fireworks display is seen during the "Salu...