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According to a Tuesday press release by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 101 foreign nationals were taken into custody over five-days last week, in an operation in New Jersey. The operation targeted “at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators,” according to the release. The operation was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), which successfully brought in more than 100 violators, 88 percent of whom were convicted criminals, with 80 percent having prior felony convictions.
“The continued results of our Fugitive Operations officers and their law enforcement partners underscore ICE’s ongoing and steady commitment to public safety,” said John Tsoukaris, field office director of ERO Newark. “As part of this operation, we continue focus on the arrest of individuals who are criminal and are a threat to public safety and national security. Because of the tireless efforts of these professional officers, there are 101 fewer criminals in our communities.”
The individuals arrested throughout New Jersey ranged in age from 20 to 71 years, all were previously convicted of a variety of offenses, some of which included sexual assault on a minor, child abuse, DUI, fraud, domestic violence, battery, possession of a weapon, aggravated assault, aggravated assault on law enforcement, resisting arrest, endangering the welfare of a child, and illegal reentry.
The countries most of the violators hailed from included: Dominican Republic (18), Mexico (15), El Salvador (7), Honduras (8) and Guatemala (6).
ICE said that over the course of conducting enforcement operations, ICE officers often “encounter additional suspects who may be in the United States in violation of federal i*********n l*ws;” therefore, those are “evaluated on a case by case basis and, when appropriate, arrested by ICE,” as well.
ICE said they continue to focus resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.
ICE arrests between January and September rose by a staggering 42 percent when compared to the previous year. ERO reports arresting over 110,000 violators in FY2017, compared to 77,806 in FY2016.
“HSI is committed to leveraging its broad jurisdiction to further public safety in New Jersey,” said Michael McCarthy, acting special agent in charge for HSI Newark.
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extremely proud to have assisted in this operation,” said Leon Hayward, acting director for the New York Field Office. “It is through collaborative efforts, such as the one leading to these arrests, that law enforcement agencies can combat illegal acts and apprehend criminals who pose a threat to the Homeland.”
The individuals arrested throughout New Jersey were nationals of Brazil (3), Colombia (4), Congo (1), Costa Rica (3), Cuba (4), Dominican Republic (18), Ecuador (2), Egypt (2), El Salvador (7), Ethiopia (1), Georgia (1), Guatemala (6), Guyana (3), Haiti (3), Honduras (8), Jamaica (1), Korea (2), Liberia (1), Mexico (15), Nicaragua (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (1), Philippines (2), Peru (2), Portugal (1), Spain (2), Turkey (2), United Kingdom (1), Ukraine (1), Venezuela (1) and Vietnam (1).
Among those arrested during this operation include:
• A Mexican citizen convicted of sexual assault of a minor
• A Turkish citizen convicted of possession of child pornography
• A Peruvian citizen convicted of invasion of privacy-recording a sexual act w/o consent
• A Colombian citizen convicted of aggravated battery and domestic violence assault
• A Spanish citizen convicted of storing/maintaining child pornography
• A Philippines citizen convicted of possession of methamphetamine
• A Dominican citizen convicted of cocaine distribution and possession
• A Guyanese citizen convicted of aggravated assault with a weapon
• An Egyptian citizen convicted of possession of heroin
• An El Salvadorian citizen convicted of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury
• A Korean citizen convicted of distribution of cocaine
source--dml news, ero, tsoukaris, john, mccarthy, michael, hayward, leon,hsi, cbp

peter11937 Loc: NYS

Were they all registered Democrat v**ers too?

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

You may bet they weren't registered Republicans.