President Trump is Removing Killers, Rapists and Drug Dealers from Our Streets

Press Releases

TLDR

This press release targeted the arrest of illegal immigrants with serious criminal records including sexual offenses against children, violent crimes, gang activities, and drug trafficking. The operation spanned 14 states/cities and arrested nationals from 11 countries, particularly focusing on former “sanctuary cities.”

President Trump’s recent deportation operation has resulted in the arrest of numerous illegal immigrants with serious criminal records. The operation targeted individuals convicted or charged with various crimes, including:

Sexual offenses:

  • Sexual exploitation of minors
  • Child pornography
  • Multiple counts of child rape
  • Sodomy with a child under 13

Violent crimes:

  • Armed home invasion
  • Kidnapping
  • Multiple murders
  • Aggravated assault

Gang-related activities:

  • MS-13 gang membership
  • Tren de Aragua gang affiliation

Other offenses:

  • Drug trafficking
  • Firearm possession by a fugitive
  • Suspected terrorism

The operation spanned multiple states, with arrests made in:

  • Philadelphia
  • Rhode Island
  • North Carolina
  • Houston
  • Massachusetts
  • Boston
  • Minnesota
  • Washington
  • Buffalo
  • San Francisco
  • New York City
  • Texas
  • San Antonio
  • Maryland

Arrestees included nationals from various countries such as Portugal, Guatemala, Haiti, El Salvador, Brazil, Honduras, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Turkey, and Venezuela.

The operation has been described as empowering law enforcement to carry out their duties more effectively, particularly in areas previously designated as “sanctuary cities.”

It’s important to note that while these arrests represent serious criminal offenses, they constitute a small sample of the overall operation. The full scope and impact of the deportation efforts remain to be fully assessed.

President Donald J. Trump has launched the largest criminal illegal immigrant deportation operation in American history — and despite resistance from Democrat politicians in so-called “sanctuary cities,” illegal immigrant killers, rapists, and drug dealers have been taken off the streets in droves as the heroes of law enforcement are once again empowered to do their jobs.

Here is just a tiny sample of the cold-blooded criminals arrested under President Trump:

  • A Portuguese national convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor—child pornography, apprehended in Philadelphia.
  • A Guatemalan national charged with armed home invasion, kidnapping, intimidation, and assault with a dangerous weapon, apprehended in Rhode Island.
  • A Haitian national charged with three murders, apprehended in North Carolina.
  • A Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member convicted of aggravated assault with bodily injury and DWI, apprehended in Houston.
  • A Guatemalan national charged with multiple counts of child rape, apprehended in Massachusetts.
  • A Brazilian national and confirmed gang member convicted of assault and battery, apprehended in Boston.
  • A Honduran national convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, apprehended in Minnesota.
  • A Salvadoran national convicted of sodomy/anal intercourse with a child less than 13 years of age, apprehended in Washington.
  • An Ecuadorian national convicted of rape, arrested in Buffalo.
  • A Guatemalan national charged with multiple counts of child rape, apprehended in Massachusetts.
  • A Dominican Republican national convicted of sexual conduct against a child, apprehended in Buffalo.
  • A Mexican national convicted of sexual exploitation of a child, apprehended in San Francisco.
  • A Turkish national who is a known or suspected terrorist, apprehended in New York City.
  • A Mexican national convicted of drug trafficking, apprehended in Texas.
  • A Venezuelan national and known member of the brutal Tren de Aragua gang, arrested in San Antonio.
  • A Salvadoran national and high-ranking leader of the brutal MS-13 gang charged with firearm possession, extortion and terrorist affiliation, arrested in Maryland.
  • A Venezuelan national and known Tren de Aragua gang member — connected to a deadly shooting in Aurora, Colorado — charged with being a fugitive from justice in possession of a firearm, arrested in New York City.