U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that its Harlingen, Texas, field office, working with law enforcement partners, arrested 238 illegal immigrants in a single-day operation that set a record for targeted arrests in the Rio Grande Valley.
Operation Details
The June 18 operation resulted in the arrests of illegal immigrants with convictions including attempted kidnapping, sexual battery, and drug possession, according to the agency.
Among those arrested was Manuel Morales-Geronimo, a Mexican national whom authorities identified as a Paisas gang member. Morales-Geronimo was previously convicted of assault causing bodily injury, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, driving while intoxicated, illegal entry into the United States, and three counts of illegal reentry, according to ICE.
Jose Alfredo Castillo-Mendoza, also a Mexican national, was arrested during the operation. According to ICE, he was previously convicted of attempted kidnapping, sexual battery, and illegal reentry.
The ICE mission continues to focus on enhancing public safety and restoring integrity to our nation’s immigration system, said ICE Harlingen Field Office Director Juan Agudelo.
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