12/17/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/17/2025 17:02
ICE is sending criminal illegal aliens home for the holidays
WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country, including those convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child, forcible rape, strangulation, and endangering the welfare of a child.
"ICE law enforcement officers are sending criminal illegal aliens where they should have been all along - HOME for the holidays," said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "Just yesterday, ICE arrested convicted pedophiles, rapists, and violent assailants. In a historic year of record-breaking achievements under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS law enforcement arrested more than 605,000 illegal aliens-70% of ICE arrests have been charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. This is just the beginning."
Yesterday's arrests include:
Jose Oscar Marquez-Ayala, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Harris County, Texas.
Marlon Ramirez-Medina, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, convicted of forcible rape in Los Angeles, California.
Esteban Silva-Garcia, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of strangulation - applying pressure to throat or neck, and endangering the welfare of a child in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Jose Garza, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Floresville, Texas.
Arturo Rodriguez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of theft, possession of a controlled substance or paraphernalia in South Oroville, California.
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