DHS said ICE officers made a series of arrests over Easter weekend involving people with prior convictions that included manslaughter, child sexual abuse offenses, assault, stalking, and drug trafficking. The statement highlights multiple cases from states including Florida, California, Texas, Washington, and New York.
DHS said ICE arrested several people with prior convictions that included arson, burglary with assault, methamphetamine trafficking, burglary, and criminal conspiracy. The statement lists arrests involving individuals from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York as part of what it described as a public safety effort.
ICE said it lodged an immigration detainer against Samuel Antonio Maldonado-Erazo, who is accused of fatally abusing his three-year-old nephew in Florida. The agency said authorities reported injuries consistent with prolonged abuse and asked local officials to notify ICE before any release.
ICE said Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Brayan Adiel Gramajo Reyes in Idaho after a human trafficking investigation uncovered alleged illegal business practices. The agency said a federal indictment charged him with encouraging illegal entry, using false employment verification statements, and unlawfully employing unauthorized workers.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Illinois and Chicago officials not to release Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national accused in the killing of 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman. The statement says local reports allege he approached her with a gun in a Chicago park and fatally shot her as she tried to flee.
ICE said it arrested several people with prior convictions that included attempted murder, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, assault on a pregnant woman, and attempted arson. The statement lists cases from New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, and Texas as part of a broader enforcement effort.
DHS said ICE arrested Sukhdev Singh after authorities in Indianapolis accused him of causing a semi-truck crash that left a U.S. citizen in critical condition. The statement says Indiana State Police arrested him at the scene on March 6 and that he remained in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Kentucky authorities not to release Jose Lopez-Hernandez, who was convicted in a case involving the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in his church office. The statement says he also had prior arrests for theft, forgery, and reckless and careless driving.
DHS said ICE arrested Adrian Vincent Walker in Tupelo, Mississippi, describing him as a Canadian fugitive wanted for first-degree murder and attempted murder in Toronto. The statement says he also faces U.S. federal charges for illegal entry and illegal possession of a firearm.
DHS criticized the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for a plea agreement that would allow Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez to serve six months in jail after pleading guilty in a case involving the rape of a 14-year-old. The statement says ICE had lodged a detainer and that New York City corrections officials agreed not to release Contreras-Suarez.