Federal immigration officials said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested multiple criminal illegal aliens over Mother’s Day weekend, including several individuals with convictions tied to Texas.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that ICE arrested individuals convicted of crimes, including capital murder, sex crimes against children, assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, voluntary manslaughter, domestic violence, and burglary. The agency framed the arrests as part of a Mother’s Day weekend enforcement sweep targeting public safety threats.
DHS highlighted five Texas-linked cases in the announcement, including an illegal alien from Honduras convicted of capital murder in Bexar County and an illegal alien from Mexico convicted of kidnapping in Irving.
Texas Cases Highlighted In Weekend Sweep
Among those named by DHS was Miguel Solis-Martinez, whom the agency identified as an illegal alien from Honduras convicted of capital murder in Bexar County.
DHS also listed Magdaleno Roman Rosales, an illegal alien from Mexico, and said he had a kidnapping conviction out of Irving.
The agency identified Gilberto Nehemias Pena-Martinez, an illegal alien from Mexico, as having convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and illegal re-entry in Roma, Texas.
DHS also highlighted two Harris County cases. The agency identified Jose Medina-Silva, an illegal alien from Ecuador, and Olvin Alejandro Vasquez-Orellana, an illegal alien from Honduras, as having convictions for assault on a family member causing injury.
DHS Says Arrests Targeted Public Safety Threats
DHS said the Mother’s Day weekend arrests included individuals convicted of violent crimes and sex crimes against children.
The agency named several non-Texas cases in the same announcement, including individuals it said had been convicted of sex offenses involving children, voluntary manslaughter, burglary, stalking, strangulation, vehicle theft, drug possession, grand theft, and domestic violence.
The department also pointed readers to its “Worst of the Worst” webpage, where DHS says it highlights criminal aliens arrested by ICE.
Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said the arrests were part of the Trump administration’s effort to remove dangerous offenders from U.S. communities.
“This weekend, ICE arrested a murderer, pedophiles, violent assailants, and a kidnapper,” Bis said, according to DHS. “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we are protecting American families by removing the worst of the worst from our neighborhoods before they can victimize another innocent American.”
