03/20/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/20/2026 12:19
Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States
WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for repulsive crimes including vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, kidnapping, assault on a minor with intent to commit rape, and sexual assault.
"From day one, ICE has been delivering on President Trump's promise to the American people to arrest and deport pedophiles, murderers, rapists, and other criminals," said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "Yesterday, ICE arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for committingvehicular manslaughter, sexually abusing and kidnapping children, and sex offenses. These types of violent, depraved criminals should never have been in the U.S. in the first place. ICE will not stop keeping America safe."
Yesterday's arrests include:
Hector Morales-Sales, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and cruelty of a child in Yolo County, California.
Jamie Ivanue Lobato-Vasquez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for kidnapping and assault on a minor with intent to commit rape in Santa Ana, California.
Louines Laguerre, a criminal illegal alien from Haiti, convicted for second-degree sexual assault and harassment in Craighead County, Arkansas.
Belter Salazar-Valenzuela, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, convicted for third-degree sexual abuse in Woodbury County, Iowa.
Salifu Kanu, a criminal illegal alien from Sierra Leone, convicted for criminal sexual act in Riverhead, New York.
Americans can see more public safety threats arrested in their communities on our webpage WOW.DHS.Gov.
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