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Los Angeles has become a violent battleground in opposition to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. Despite this, Homeland Security continues to remove the most dangerous criminal illegal immigrants from the streets to ensure the safety of law-abiding residents.
Homeland Security recently shared criminal records and mugshots of over 20 illegal immigrants they have captured. These individuals have been charged with crimes such as murder, pedophilia, fentanyl trafficking, sexual assault, and armed robbery, according to the agency.
The apprehensions took place amidst riots by anti-ICE protesters in the city earlier in the month. The chaotic and disturbing scenes included rioters assaulting law enforcement with rocks and Molotov cocktails, as well as setting fire to vehicles and other property. Some of the troublemakers even brandished flags from foreign nations while committing these crimes.
DHS’s “worst of the worst” illegal immigrants in mugshots with LA riots on the back. From left to right: Juventino Acevedo Rodriguez, Jesus Zamora-Lopez, Juan Diego Euan, Cesar Zetina-Michua, Daniel Ofarril, Salvador Montar Morales, Hung Nguyen and Efran Omar Rosales-Serrano. (Department of Homeland Security; Getty)
Others include predators convicted of sexual crimes against minors or incapacitated victims.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin slammed those trying to stand in the way of immigration officials carrying out lawful immigration enforcement.
“Under the Trump administration, 70% of illegal aliens arrested have been convicted or charged with a crime beyond illegally entering our country,” McLaughlin said.
“As bad-faith politicians attempt to demean and vilify our brave law enforcement, we will only double down and ramp up our enforcement actions against the worst of the worst criminals.”
More than 20 illegal migrants were listed by Homeland Security. From left to right: Vladimir Dunaev, Pedro Davalos Castellanos, Cristian Vasco-Echeverry, Jacinto Roberto Mateo, Pedro D. Barrios-Dominguez and Feliciano Castro-Sanchez. (Getty; DHS)
Large-scale immigration raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked widespread protests that escalated into violent confrontations.
President Trump activated the state’s National Guard and about 700 Marines despite pushback by LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, which helped quell the riots.
Also arrested in the recent operations were Hung Nguyen, of Vietnam, who has convictions for 22 crimes, including indecent exposure, theft and domestic violence, and Cristian Vasco-Echeverry of Colombia, who has a history of drug trafficking and served more than 10 years in a Colombian prison.
