ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien in Possession of Multiple Molotov Cocktails After Sanctuary Officials in Illinois Released Him This criminal illegal alien was RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a criminal illegal alien who had been arrested for carrying multiple Molotov cocktails in Illinois. According to local reporting, police in Mokena, Illinois arrested Hamed Mohammed Hamed Alsaidi, a criminal illegal alien from Jordan, after he displayed suspicious behavior in the early morning hours of August 1. Police officers first encountered him at a closed gas station, told him he could not be there, and took him to another gas station that was open. He gave the officers an alias of Hakmat Saidi. Later that same morning, he was seen walking in lanes of traffic, after which he was arrested. Officers learned his real name and found EIGHT Molotov cocktails in his possession. Hamed Mohammed Hamed Alsaidi Alsaidi now faces charges of felony unlawful possession of a weapon and obstructing identification. His criminal history includes a prior arrest for domestic battery. ICE lodged a detainer with Will County the same day Alsaidi was arrested. Will County sanctuary politicians refused to honor the detainer and released him on August 2 without notifying ICE, after Will County Judge Theodore Jarz granted Alsaidi a pretrial release. ICE law enforcement arrested Alsaidi on August 4. “This criminal illegal alien was arrested after he was found to have EIGHT Molotov cocktails in his possession and gave a false name to officers. He now faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and obstructing identification,” said a DHS Spokesperson. “Even though ICE lodged a detainer, sanctuary politicians in Will County, Illinois refused to honor it and released him without notifying ICE. Fortunately, thanks to the brave men and women of ICE, we have apprehended him and he remains in ICE custody. Governor J.B. Pritzker and his fellow sanctuary politicians need to stop putting American lives at risk with their reckless, America Last policies.” Alsaidi illegally entered the United States through California in March 2024. He was then RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration. Under Governor Pritzker, Illinois has become a hotbed of illegal alien crime. Some of the recent illegal alien crimes in the sanctuary state include: - In June, ICE lodged a detainer for Janio Gionel Velasquez-Muro, an illegal alien from Venezuela, after he was arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Kane County, Illinois.
- In June, ICE arrested Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, an illegal alien from Venezuela and former teacher, for her involvement in a Tren de Aragua mass shooting in December 2024 that killed three people and injured several others at a house party in Chicago, Illinois.
- In March, ICE lodged a detainer for Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal alien from Venezuela, after he was arrested for shooting and killing 18-year-old Loyola College student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago, Illinois.
- In October 2025, ICE lodged a detainer for Leyter Jeferson Arauz-Medina, an illegal alien from Nicaragua, after his arrest for raping a 54-year-old woman in Chicago, Illinois.
- In October 2025, ICE arrested Radule Bojovic, an illegal alien from Montenegro, who was working as a sworn police officer with the Hanover Park Police Department.
- In September 2025, ICE lodged a detainer for Jose Javier Coronado-Meza, an illegal alien from Venezuela, after he was arrested for killing a man execution-style and then burying his body in concrete in Cook County, Illinois.
- In July 2025, ICE arrested Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Mexico, after he was released by sanctuary politicians in Lake County, despite being arrested for hiding the body of 37-year-old Megan Bos on his property.
- In January 2025, Julio Cucul-Bol, an illegal alien from Guatemala, caused a drunk-driving crash that killed 20-year-old Katie Abraham in Urbana, Illinois. Cucul-Bol now faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, aggravated driving under the influence resulting in death, and reckless homicide. Operation Midway Blitz was launched in September 2025 in Katie’s honor.
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