U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, working with law enforcement through its 287(g) program, made the largest single-day arrest of 228 people in the Rio Grande Valley last month without any incident or violence.

Operation Details

The arrests were led by the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Harlingen Field Office, in partnership with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials. The operation was aimed at increasing public safety by arresting and removing criminal illegal aliens from communities.

Among those arrested were criminal illegal foreign nationals with convictions for attempted kidnapping, sexual battery, and drug possession, as well as an alleged Paisas gang member. Many arrested face additional criminal charges for illegally reentering the U.S. more than once.

ICE Removals

In June, ICE also removed convicted criminals from the country after they were convicted of sex crimes, drug smuggling, and murder. Those removed include a Liberian national convicted of multiple sexual crimes and driving while impaired, and a Brazilian national convicted of bestiality and charged with driving while intoxicated.

ICE encourages members of the public to report crimes and suspicious activity by calling 866-DHS-2-ICE or filling out an online tip form.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.