Putting America First: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Child Pornographers, Child Rapists, and Drug Traffickers

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

Putting America First: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Child Pornographers, Child Rapists, and Drug Traffickers WASHINGTON –– Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child, dealing child pornography, importation of fentanyl, and other heinous crimes. “Yesterday, the heroic men and women of ICE arrested child predators, child rapists, drug traffickers, and other scumbags,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Under President Trump, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States. If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you will never return.” Arrests include: Kofi Ib Osei, a criminal illegal alien from Ghana, convicted for SEVEN counts of false statement to a bank, SIX counts of wire fraud, aiding and abetting, and TWO counts of money laundering in Boston, Massachusetts. Pedro Joel Martinez, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14-years-old in Tarrant County, Texas. Miguel Angel Vazquez-Garcia, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for dealing child pornography in Wilmington, Delaware. Ader Aldair Ramirez-Quiroz, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, convicted for importation of fentanyl in San Diego, California. Anyeli Carolina Peley-Herrera, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, convicted for acquisition of personal identification by false authority in Bonneville County, Idaho. Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on our webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.

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DHS Asks Kentucky Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien from Jail who Sexually Assaulted a Girl While Working as a Pastor

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

DHS Asks Kentucky Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien from Jail who Sexually Assaulted a Girl While Working as a Pastor This criminal illegal alien was previously arrested and RELEASED WASHINGTON – Today, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it has lodged a detainer asking Kentucky not to release a criminal illegal alien from jail who was most recently arrested for sexually assaulting a teenager in his church office. He has prior arrests for theft, forgery, and reckless and careless driving. According to local reports, Jose Lopez-Hernandez, 52, lured the 14-year-old girl to his church office. He locked the door and aggressively kissed and touched the girl. Witnesses told police the girl had a bruise on her neck consistent with "aggressive kissing.” He was convicted of sexual abuse and will also be required to register as a sex offender for a period of 20 years. This enforcement action comes after Kentucky’s Governor, Andy Beshear, has made it his focus to demonize and smear ICE agents across the Blue Grass State. In February, Beshear called for “every ICE agent to be withdrawn from every city and every community that they're in.” If that were to happen, more evildoers like Lopez would be allowed to wreak havoc on American streets and prey upon innocent children. “This sicko used his position as a pastor to lure a young girl to his office and sexually assault her. ICE law enforcement lodged a detainer asking Kentucky not to release this sexual predator from jail to prey on more innocent children,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “This criminal was previously released despite multiple criminal arrests. These are the types of heinous criminals ICE is targeting every single day. Instead of demonizing our ICE officers and protecting criminals, Governor Beshear needs to work with our law enforcement to get these criminal illegal aliens out of our country.” Every day, DHS is conducting law enforcement activities across the country to keep Americans safe. ICE continues to target criminal illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and more. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.

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Haitian Illegal Alien Violently Kills Innocent Mother by Repeatedly Hitting Her with a Hammer Outside Gas Station in Fort Myers

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

Haitian Illegal Alien Violently Kills Innocent Mother by Repeatedly Hitting Her with a Hammer Outside Gas Station in Fort Myers Haitian illegal alien with final order of removal from 2022 was granted temporary protected status by the Biden administration WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assisted the Fort Myers Police Department (FMPD) in tracking down and arresting Rolbert Joachim—a Haitian illegal alien accused of bludgeoning an innocent mother to death with a hammer, hitting her several times in the head, at a gas station in Florida. On April 3, FMPD responded to an emergency at a local gas station. Surveillance footage showed that Joachim smashed the victim’s car windshield, approached her, and repeatedly hit her in the head with a hammer—violently killing her in broad daylight. The woman was reportedly a store clerk inside the gas station. FMPD requested the assistance of ICE, and together they successfully located the Haitian illegal alien on Mango Street in Fort Myers. Rolbert Joachim Joachim first entered the U.S. in August 2022 and was released into the country under the Biden administration. A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him in 2022, but the Biden administration granted him Temporary Protected Status which expired in 2024. “This illegal alien barbarically hit this woman in the head multiple times with a hammer. This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they then gave him Temporary Protected Status. Their reckless immigration policies cost this woman her life,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “The arrest of this criminal is an example of how ICE and local authorities can work together to swiftly bring criminals to justice and make our communities safer.” ICE has lodged a detainer against Joachim, and he will be deported regardless of the outcome of this case.

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Illegal Alien Sentenced to 8 Years for Meth Trafficking

Thursday, April 2, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for possessing more than 56 pounds of methamphetamine and for entering the United States illegally after deportation.

Apolinar Gocovachi Pacheco, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to 8 years in prison without parole for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and for unlawful reentry after removal.

On Sept. 3, 2024, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a gray 2011 Acura MDX on Interstate 29, near the N.W. 112th Street exit in Kansas City, Mo.  An adult male, identified as Pedro Alberto Quiroz Ayala, who did not have a valid driver’s license, was driving the Acura, with a female juvenile in the front passenger seat and Pacheco and another adult male, identified as Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, in the back seat.

When the trooper searched the vehicle, he found a large duffle bag in the third-row seating area that contained approximately 55.6 pounds of methamphetamine. He also found a grocery bag that contained approximately one pound of methamphetamine on the floorboard where the female juvenile had been sitting, and a loaded firearm in the driver’s door pouch.

When the four occupants got out of the vehicle for the search, Ayala and Anguis fled on foot. A manhunt ensued and both were apprehended a short time later.

Pacheco told investigators that he arrived in the United States approximately two weeks earlier from Nogales Sonora, Mexico.  Pacheco said he entered the United States illegally and paid $6,000 to cross the border.  Pacheco said he was asked to travel from Kansas City, Kansas, to Omaha to pick up drugs by Anguis.  Pacheco said he was promised to receive a significant amount of U.S. currency by Anguis for assisting with the transportation of the drugs from Omaha to the Kansas City area.

Officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that Pacheco had previously been found illegally in the United States by Border Patrol Agents near Nogalez, Az. on Aug. 22, 2024.  Pacheco was removed from the United States to Mexico that same day.

Co-defendants Ayala and Anguis have each pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and Anguis has also pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry after removal.  Both await sentencing.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad K. Kavanaugh. It was investigated by the FBI, DEA, Jackson County Drug Task Force, Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Operation Take Back America

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

SANCTUARY CALAMITY: ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Facing Kidnapping Charges Following His RELEASE from Jail by New York Sanctuary Politicians

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

SANCTUARY CALAMITY: ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Facing Kidnapping Charges Following His RELEASE from Jail by New York Sanctuary Politicians This criminal illegal alien kidnapped a four-year-old child while she was at a laundromat with her mother in Patchogue, New York WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Carlos Corte-Corte, a criminal illegal alien from Ecuador, following his arrest on local charges for kidnapping and cruelty towards a child in Patchogue, New York. According to local police, on March 28, Corte-Corte kidnapped the four-year-old from a laundromat that she was at with her mother. Local authorities later found the child at a nearby library. After his arrest, sanctuary politicians released him from jail back into the community. On March 31, ICE arrested this child predator and placed him in removal proceedings. Carlos Corte-Corte Corte-Corte illegally entered the U.S. on at least three occasions in 2020 and was removed each time. He chose to commit a felony and illegally re-entered the U.S. a fourth time at an unknown place and time before attempting to kidnap the child. “This three-time deported criminal illegal alien, Carlos Corte-Corte, kidnapped an innocent four-year-old girl from a laundromat on Long Island. New York sanctuary politicians chose to release this kidnapper from jail to prey on more innocent children rather than cooperate with ICE law enforcement,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Sanctuary politicians must stop putting politics above public safety. This type of insanity leads to more crimes and more innocent victims. Thanks to our ICE law enforcement, this sicko is off our streets.” ICE Director Todd Lyons sent New York Attorney General Leticia James a letter asking her to not release from jail the more than 7,000 criminal illegal aliens in New York state and local custody including murderers, sexual predators, and those convicted of or charged with weapons offenses. Her office did not respond. As of December 1, New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual predatory offenses. As of December 1, 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction have an active detainer. The crimes of these aliens include 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drugs offenses, 152 weapons offenses, and 260 sexual predatory offenses.

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ICE Asks Long Island to Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien from Jail Facing Attempted Murder Charges for Gruesome Stabbing

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

ICE Asks Long Island to Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien from Jail Facing Attempted Murder Charges for Gruesome Stabbing Ruben Guanipa Ramirez lured his victim to a remote beach to stab him and attempted to slit his throat WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer requesting Long Island not release Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, from jail facing attempted murder charges without notifying ICE. The 26-year-old criminal illegal alien from Venezuela was indicted on March 31. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Ramirez allegedly drove his victim to Gilgo Beach where he covered his victim’s mouth, stabbed him in the side, and attempted to slit the victim’s throat. The victim fought back and sustained additional stab wounds to his neck and hands. When authorities searched Ramirez’s car they discovered rope, duct tape, three kitchen knives—one of which appeared to be covered in blood—and a boxcutter. Ruben Guanipa Ramirez “Ruben Guanipa Ramirez is a dangerous criminal illegal alien who violently stabbed his victim and attempted to slit his throat,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.  “ICE lodged an arrest detainer requesting Long Island not release this attempted murder from jail without notifying ICE. We need more state and local law enforcement to work with ICE to get criminals out of our neighborhoods. This attempted murderer will never be loose on American streets again. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS has unleashed ICE to target dangerous criminal illegal aliens, like Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, to put the safety of Americans first.” Ruben Guanipa Ramirez entered the U.S. in June 2019 on a B-2 tourist visa which required him to depart the U.S. by December 2019. He ignored our laws and illegally remained in the U.S.

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During Easter Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Multiple Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

During Easter Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Multiple Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers WASHINGTON –– While many Americans across the country were celebrating Easter over the weekend, the brave men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were arresting some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens including murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers. “Even on the Holy day of Easter, ICE does not take a day off. While Americans celebrated Easter with their families, ICE officers were risking their lives to arrest the worst of the worst,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Some of the Easter weekend arrests included murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers. Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS is committed to protecting our homeland and will not stop getting criminals out of communities.” Arrests over the weekend include: Wilson Zuniga-Ayala, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, with 11 convictions for crimes including burglary and larceny. Rodolfo Lorenzo-Castro, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for manslaughter with a weapon in Tampa, Florida. Reinier Fuentes-Armentero, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, convicted for FOUR counts of possessing, controlling or intentionally viewing sexual performance by a child in Palm Beach, Florida. Victor Asuncion, a criminal illegal alien from the Philippines, convicted for forcible lewd act upon a child in the California Superior Court of Contra Costa, Martinez, California. Arturo Barrios-Medina, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for possession of child pornography and selling/renting/loaning/giving obscene material to a minor in Hendry County, Texas. Zenawi Amisalu Asnakew, a criminal illegal alien from Ethiopia, convicted for sexual battery in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Marco Antonio Sanchez Alvarez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for first-degree assault, domestic violence, and drug trafficking in Yakima, Washington. Marco Sanchez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for criminal sexual act in Riverhead, New York. Iurii Mamukayevich Sopromadze, a criminal illegal alien from Russia, convicted for petty theft, terrorist threats, and stalking in Los Angeles, California. Mario Antonio Alvarado-Calate, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for assault with bodily injury in Harris County, Texas. Adilson Antonio Reyes-Arriola, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine in the Unites States District Court, District of Rhode Island. Juan Antonio Jimenez-Uvalle, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for theft of $100,000 - $200,000 in Harris County, Texas. Jose Mario Gonzalez-Amaro, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for petit larceny in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joel Isaac Gonzalez-Ramirez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for taking a vehicle without consent in Santa Barbara, California. Yordan Carreras-Cespedes, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba, convicted for unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance in Sarasota, Florida. Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on our webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.

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