One 12 months for the reason that begin of President Trump’s second time period, DHS has arrested 7,000 unlawful immigrant gang members, comprising a rogue’s gallery of murderers, kidnappers and thieves who’ve both already been faraway from the nation or are on their means out for good.
The foremost milestone is the results of quite a lot of onerous work by immigration companies, and represents an enormous departure from the Biden administration, whose open-border insurance policies enabled tens of millions of unlawful migrants to flood into the nation with just about no security checks in place.
“After we say we’re concentrating on the worst of the worst, that is what precisely we imply,” mentioned DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin,
“Many of those have been let in by Joe Biden and may have by no means been on this nation. These vicious criminals murdered, assaulted, robbed, and terrorized harmless People for sport. However below President Trump’s and Secretary Noem’s management, ICE is turbocharged to arrest much more gang members and make America protected once more.”
The coast-to-coast enforcement operations have been waged amid an unprecedented local weather of violence and hostility towards immigration brokers, who’ve confronted a greater than 1,300% improve in assaults for the reason that begin of President Trump’s second time period.
DHS chalks this staggering determine as much as lefty politicians who knowingly stoke the flames of anti-ICE sentiment to advantage sign towards the administration’s historic unlawful immigration crackdown.
ICE has rounded up felony thugs from greater than a dozen gangs, together with the Crips, the Bloods, Norentos, MS-13, Tren de Aragua, Asian Boys, Trinitarios, the Latin Kings and plenty of extra.
Among the “worst of the worst” gang members arrested by ICE within the final 12 months, who entered the nation illegally from all around the world, embody:
- Vicente Paul Carreno-Aular, a felony unlawful immigrant from Venezuela and lively Tren de Aragua gang member with a monstrous rap sheet together with arrests for murder, assault, cruelty in the direction of little one, home violence, and harm to property. He entered the U.S. in 2022 and was turned free by the Biden Administration. ICE arrested him on February 28, 2025, and the Trump Administration eliminated him on Sept. 12, 2025.
- Kevin Elenilson Avalos Diaz, a Salvadoran nationwide and recognized affiliate of MS-13, beforehand convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and arrested for arson, battery, armed carjacking, and assault. He entered the nation illegally in 2016 and was launched into the nation by the Obama administration. ICE arrested him on Jan. 8, 2026.
- Nester Fabian Londono, an unlawful immigrant from Colombia and affiliate of the Latin Kings gang. He was beforehand convicted of murder, voluntary manslaughter, smuggling heroin, and DUI. He was beforehand eliminated in 2011 and re-entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and time. ICE arrested him on Dec. 5, 2025.
- Carlos Yuniol Pimentel-Ortiz, a felony from the Dominican Republic and recognized affiliate of the Trinitarios gang, beforehand convicted of aggravated assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon, and arrested for murder, drug trafficking, and promoting heroin. He was beforehand eliminated in 2023 and entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and time. Ice arrested him on March 21, 2025.
- Juan Antonio Jaimes-Lazaro, a local of Mexico and member of the Mexican Mafia. He was beforehand convicted of murder, battery, aggravated assault with a weapon, and smuggling contraband into a jail. ICE arrested him on Aug. 12, 2025.
- Yony Ledesma-Pedrazza, a felony unlawful immigrant from Mexico and Nortenos gang member. His felony historical past consists of murder, housebreaking, aggravated assault, and theft. ICE arrested him on Jan. 14, 2026.
- Thanh Phuc Luong, a Vietnam nationwide and Asian Boys gang member who was convicted of assault, carrying hid weapon, probation violation, and operating an unlawful playing enterprise. Luong was additionally arrested for murder and possessing amphetamine. ICE arrested him on Aug. 10, 2025 and eliminated him on Nov. 24, 2025.
- Sy Reouth, a felony migrant from Cambodia and a Crips gang member who was convicted of murder, theft, and battery. He was launched into the U.S. by the Biden administration. ICE arrested him on March 4, 2025, and eliminated him on April 2, 2025.
- Raul Maceda Dominguez, an unlawful immigrant from Cuba and Bloods gang member, who was convicted for a number of homicides and housebreaking. ICE arrested him on Oct. 27, 2025, and eliminated him on Jan. 6, 2026.
