Law enforcement has arrested more than 1,000 illegal aliens – many of whom have gruesome criminal histories.
ICE announced the results of “Operation Angel’s Honor” on December 22, according to a press release.
The 14-day ICE operation netted more than 1,030 illegal aliens with criminal histories, including torture, attempted murder, and child sex assault.
Officials named the operation after Laken Riley, who was brutally murdered last year by an illegal alien, ICE Director Todd Lyons said in the release.
“This operation, while a massive success, also serves as a solemn reminder of the profound impact that immigrant violence and crime can have on victims and their loved ones,” Lyons said. “ICE’s mission is to ensure that no more Americans will fall victim to illegal alien crime.”
An illegal alien from Venezuela assaulted and murdered Riley in Athens, Georgia, in 2024, as The Dallas Express reported. In response, Congress passed the Laken Riley Act – requiring authorities to arrest illegals accused of violent crimes like theft, burglary, or assaulting law enforcement.
The Laken Riley Act enabled the most recent operation.
“President Trump has empowered us to arrest and remove the millions of violent criminal illegal aliens unleashed on the United States by the previous administration,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the release. “Now, these criminals will face justice and be removed from our country.”
ICE officials listed the “worst of the worst” criminal illegals from the operation:
- Evelyn Martinez-Rodriguez, 36 – Honduras. Her criminal history includes arrests for “assault-torture/willful abuse of a child,” domestic violence assault, assault, and public order crimes. She was arrested on December 9, removal pending.
- Alejandro Ojose-Asto, 37 – Perú. His criminal history includes rape, assault with intent to injure, unlawful imprisonment, and obstruction of breathing or circulation. Arrested December 10, removal pending.
- Carlos Gomez-Diaz, 27 – Mexico. His criminal history includes a conviction for sexual exploitation of a child. He was arrested on December 11, removal pending.
- Marvin Mendez-Torrez, 24 – Nicaragua. His criminal history includes assault with intent to injure an officer, criminal possession of a controlled substance, larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and resisting arrest. He was arrested on December 11, removal pending.
- Cruz Sarinana-Castaneda, 22 – Mexico. His criminal history includes a conviction for “aggravated indecent liberties with a child” and arrests for criminal property damage, reckless driving, and failure to appear. He was arrested on December 13, removal pending.
- Jose Jiminez-Munoz, 33 – Mexico. His criminal history includes an arrest for being “armed with a deadly weapon with intent to kill,” interference with emergency communications, domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon near a minor, and assault on a female. He was arrested on December 14, removal pending.
- Alexander Orbes-Armendariz, 27 – Ecuador. His criminal history includes an arrest for strangulation, domestic assault, reckless endangerment, assault with a weapon, and resisting arrest. He was arrested on December 15, removal pending.
- Fernando Manzanares-Cruz, 40 – El Salvador. His criminal history includes arrests for assault and battery on a pregnant woman, assault and battery of a family or household member, destruction of property, and witness intimidation. An immigration judge ordered him removed in November 2016, and he was arrested on December 16.
- Luz Valencia-Bernal, 38 – Mexico. Her criminal history includes convictions for food stamp fraud and child abuse, and arrests for simple assault, domestic violence, and driving while impaired. She was arrested on December 17, removal pending.
- José Solórzano-Chávez, 24 – El Salvador. His criminal history includes an arrest for attempted murder. An immigration judge ordered him removed in October 2022, and he was arrested on December 18.
- Jamie Escobar-Mirales, 37 – Mexico. His criminal history includes an arrest for two counts of rape of a child. He was arrested on December 18, removal pending.
- Javier Díaz-Cabrera, 40 – Mexico. His criminal history includes an arrest for illegal sexual contact with a child under age 13, sexual assault of a victim under 18 by a guardian, and a conviction for evading responsibility, causing physical injury. He was arrested on December 18, removal pending.
- Braulio Rosas-Ayala, 44 – Mexico. His criminal history includes an arrest for rape and sodomy. An immigration judge ordered him removed in January 1999, and he was arrested on December 18.
- Fernando Benítez-Rivas, 18 – El Salvador. His criminal history includes an arrest for rape with serious physical injury, assault, and sex offense or sex contact. He was arrested on December 19, removal pending.
- Brandon Barrientos-Garcia, 28 – Guatemala. His criminal history includes an arrest for burglary, assault by strangulation, breaking/entering to terrorize/injure, and domestic violence assault. He was arrested on December 19, removal pending.
- Fredy García-Canan, 34 – Guatemala. His criminal history includes an arrest for aggravated battery, intentional bodily harm with a deadly weapon, causing bodily harm, illegally firing a gun in city limits, criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated endangering a child, and reckless endangerment of a child. An immigration judge ordered him removed in July 2024, and he was arrested on December 19.
- Rubén Pacheco-Flores, 32 – Mexico. His criminal history includes an arrest for aggravated robbery and using a gun while committing the crime, and convictions for possessing methamphetamine and illegal reentry. He was arrested on December 20, removal pending.
- Alan Martínez-Mestizo, 19 – Colombia. His criminal history includes arrests for robbery with a gun, grand theft, and larceny. He was arrested on December 20, removal pending.
Noem applauded ICE agents’ actions during the operation.
“We can never bring Laken back, but we can do everything in our power to bring these heinous criminals to justice,” she said.