ICE Arrests 61 Criminal Aliens



Posted Thursday, August 20th 2015 @ 1pm

Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Antonio has arrested 61 illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in Central and South Texas, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.

"Every 61 of them has been convicted of a crime here in the United States," ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Chief Enrique Lucero told reporters. "They have all served their sentences, and they were all arrested living in the communities of South Texas and Central Texas."

Lucero says 21 of the arrests were for felony offenses, and 14 were for aggravated felonies, including some serious charges.

"Of these people who have been arrested, three of them are sexual predators, and all of those committed crimes against children."

He says the illegal immigrants are from Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and many have been deported from the U.S. several times and have returned, or have not left the country as required after serving time for their crimes.

"Multiple have been removed several times from the United States, and that's why we have presented 16 of them to the U.S. Attorney's office to be prosecuted for re-entry after deportation."

That is a federal felony punishable by 20 years in prison.

Lucero says arresting and deporting or prosecuting illegal criminal immigrants is the top priority of ICE, as designated by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

Others committed crimes ranging from drunk driving to drug possession to assault to domestic violence.

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