U.S. Department of Homeland Security
05/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2026 14:03
Over the Weekend, ICE Arrests Multiple Rapists, Pedophiles, Violent Assailants, and Other Criminal Illegal Aliens
If you come into our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you
WASHINGTON - Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted for horrific crimes including rape of child with force, sodomy, assault, and drug trafficking.
"Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE law enforcement never takes a day off, even during the weekends," said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "This weekend, ICE arrested multiple child rapists, violent assailants, and drug traffickers. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of crimes in the U.S. We are getting criminal illegal aliens off our streets and out of our country."
This weekend's arrests include:
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Rodrigo Vasquez-Martinez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for TEN counts of rape in the third degree of a child under 16, sodomy, incest, and carrying a concealed weapon in Malheur County, Oregon.
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Wilson Alberto Hernandez-Bautista, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for rape of a child with force, assault with intent to rape a child, and indecent assault and battery of a child under 14 years old in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Josue Curiel Soto, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for sex of a minor: 3+ years younger in Redlands, California, driving under the influence of alcohol in Riverside, California, and felon in possession of a firearm in San Bernardino, California.
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Mario Perez-Perez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for attempted statutory rape of a person 15 years or younger in Sampson County, North Carolina.
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Jose Lucas Calero-Tierrablanca, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for sexual performance by child under 14 in Denton County, Texas.
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Bruno Franco Estrada Chacon, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old in Bakersfield, California.
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Juan Sumba-Duchi, a criminal illegal alien from Ecuador, convicted for rape in White Plains, New York.
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Kelvin Daniel Padilla-Meza, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, convicted for assault on a family member in Harris County, Texas.
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Duarlin Esau Leiva, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, convicted for assault causing bodily injury to a family member in Dallas, Texas.
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Rene Sanchez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for assault in Riverhead, New York.
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David Jimenez-Martinez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for assault in San Antonio, Texas.
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Veniamin Zimin, a criminal illegal alien from Kazakhstan, convicted for harassment or threat to kill, driving under the influence THREE prior offenses within 10 years, protection order violation, and first-degree burglary in Clark County, Washington.
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Varkendy Mouscady, a criminal illegal alien from Haiti, convicted for cocaine-sell within 1,000 feet of a school in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Adan Solorio Solorio, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for possession of a stolen vehicle/vessel and second-degree commercial burglary in Fresno, California.
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Jonathan Ortiz-Ibarra, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for theft by receiving/burglary in Sevier County, Texas.
Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on our webpage WOW.DHS.Gov
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