ICE arrests more than 130 alleged gang members including violent MS-13, TdA suspects in a single week: DHS
In the last week, U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested more than 100 suspected gang members in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exclusively told Fox News Digital.Agents arrested 131 gang-affiliated people between Oct.
4 and 10, including 22 affiliated with MS-13, and 13 with Tren de Aragua (TdA).ICE has made 12,018 gang-related arrests since President Donald Trump took office again in 2025, DHS said.“In less than a week, the brave patriots of ICE have arrested more than 100 gang members across the country, including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement.“The best that America has to offer are on the frontlines every day to ensure that the worst of humanity cannot threaten or harm innocent Americans.”Mullin praised Trump’s leadership for helping ICE to smash the “gangs and cartels, making it impossible for them to do business in America, and removing their members from our country.
Arresting and deporting illegal aliens, especially gang members, is how we make America safe again.”Among the arrestees was Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national who DHS said is an MS-13 member.Arrested in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, he’s wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide, aggravated femicide, rape of a minor or incapacitated person, illegal or irresponsible handling, carrying, or possession of firearms, illicit grouping, and crimes involving public peace.It’s not known when he first illegally entered the country, but he was arrested in the U.S.in September 2021 and deported to Mexico.He then illegally entered again, which is considered a felony, at an unknown time.Jose Luis Perez-Arrias, a Venezuelan national and TdA member, was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, DHS said.Perez-Arrias is a suspected hitman for TdA.He illegally entered the country in Oct.
2023, while former President Joe Biden was in office and was arrested by...