An investigation is underway into a Wednesday night incident where an immigration officer discharged his weapon in Laurel, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. The majority (62) had prior felony convictions for serious or violent offenses, such as child sex crimes, weapons charges, and assault. Sixty-two had felony convictions and others had multiple misdemeanors. The remaining arrestees were expected to be processed administratively for removal from the US, officials said. The others are in ICE custody awaiting immigration hearings.
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ICE officials said the department’s Enforcement and Removal Operations team arrested the 24 men during between July 10 and 14 in Fairfax, Woodbridge, Manassas, Falls Church, Annandale, Winchester, Sterling, Herndon, Springfield and Washington, D.C. “By taking these individuals off our streets and ultimately removing them from the country, we’re making our communities safer for everyone”.
-A 45-year-old Mexican man arrested July 19 in L.A. who was previously convicted of assault to commit rape and failure to register as a sex offender.
According to I.C.E the nationality of those arrested are as follows: 89 from Mexico, 7 from El Salvador, 5 from Guatemala, 2 from Belize, 2 from Honduras, 2 from Vietnam, and one each from Egypt, the Philippines, Tonga, the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan.
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Eleven people were arrested this week in Ventura County during an operation that targeted people with criminal records who were in the country without legal permission, federal officials said Thursday.
