ICE, in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement officials, arrested 238 illegal aliens, achieving the highest single-day targeted arrests for the Enforcement and Removal Operations Harlingen field office area of operations June 18. The operation, aimed at increasing public safety by arresting and removing criminal illegal aliens from our communities, demonstrates a continued commitment to upholding ICE’s mission of keeping the American people safe.

Among those arrested were criminal illegal aliens with convictions for attempted kidnapping, sexual battery and drug possession. The team also arrested an alleged Paisas gang member with arrests and convictions for assault causing bodily injury, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, driving while intoxicated and illegal reentry. These illegal aliens could face additional criminal charges for illegal re-entry into the United States. Under Secretary Mullin, ICE is focused on delivering the president’s mandate to the American people to identify, arrest and remove illegal aliens from American communities, especially those with criminal records.

“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. “We will stop at nothing to keep our American communities safe by removing one criminal illegal alien at a time.” (ice.gov)