A massive weeklong operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Texas led to the arrest of over 400 illegal migrants.

According to Fox News, the operation targeted some of the most dangerous criminals, including individuals wanted for murder and arson.

ICE arrests 422 illegal migrants in Houston sweep, including suspects wanted for murder, arson https://t.co/dPQJuEO1yl #FoxNews

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Fox News reports:

Fox News exclusively embedded with officers for 10 hours as ICE officers arrested an illegal alien they say is wanted for murder in Colombia, at his apartment complex.

“He has a homicide conviction in Colombia and was sentenced to 21 years there,” ICE Houston Director Bret Bradford said. “He entered the United States illegally in February of 2024 was given a court date for an immigration hearing and released. He did not show up for that court date, so in March of this year, he was ordered removed by an immigration judge here in the United States.

“The biggest thing for me is public safety,” Bradford said.

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Of the 422 arrests, 262 have criminal convictions, 34 have pending convictions, 126 have other immigration violations, and 229 had final orders of removal, according to ICE.

Another illegal alien removed during the operation was a 72-year-old migrant from Mexico who was ordered removed from the U.S. in 2018, and has been convicted of homicide, robbery, shoplifting and assault.

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ICE arrests 422 illegals in Houston in a wk, took down a convicted murderer from Columbia, despite the conviction Mayorkas let him in

This ICE agt says they're arresting and processing them out in the same day to save us money

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Per Newsweek:

As part of the operation, authorities apprehended a 40-year-old Mexican national who had been deported on two prior occasions and attempted to evade capture by car and later on foot. ICE said that the man, Hector Castillo-Garcia, had been previously convicted in the United States on multiple charges, including arson, assault with a deadly weapon, and DUI, while residing in the country without legal status.

In a separate arrest, ICE agents in Houston arrested 29-year-old Honduran national Junior Alejandro Chan Lopez. According to the agency, he was previously convicted in Harris County, Texas, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

ICE has increased efforts to carry out removals of individuals with final deportation orders by transferring them to designated hubs for expedited return to their home countries. According to Fox News, this “hub-and-spoke” system, designed to streamline the removal process, was implemented only recently.

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