Immigration officials emphasize the criminal backgrounds of many migrants detained in Los Angeles

According to federal immigration authorities, some of the migrants detained in Los Angeles last week had been involved in crimes such as assault and drug offenses.

On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 45 individuals in various locations, like Home Depot stores, a fashion district store, and a doughnut shop. These actions led to protests against immigration enforcement operations where officers targeted workplaces to apprehend workers. The total number of migrant arrests in the city for that week exceeded 100.

Following his arrest at a Home Depot, one man was already deported to Mexico. Amid the protests, David Huerta, the president of SEIU California, a labor union, was also arrested for obstructing a federal agent while participating in the demonstrations.

At the warehouse in the fashion district, agents executed a search warrant on Friday after a judge found there was probable cause that the employer was using fictitious documents for some of its workers, U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesperson Ciaran McEvoy told The Associated Press.

Jesus Alan Hernandez-Morales and Lionel Sanchez-Laguna. (ICE)

Jesus Alan Hernandez-Morales, 26, of Mexico, was removed from the U.S. on Saturday. His criminal history includes being sentenced in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to 239 days in jail for conspiracy to transport an illegal migrant.

Lionel Sanchez-Laguna, 55, of Mexico, was arrested on Tuesday. He has a criminal history in the city of Orange that includes being sentenced to 365 days in jail for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling and vehicle, being sentenced to four years probation for battery on a spouse or cohabitant, being sentenced to four years probation for willful cruelty to a child, being sentenced to 10 days in jail for driving under the influence, being sentenced to three years behind bars for assault with a semi-automatic firearm and being sentenced to three years behind bars for personal use of a firearm.