ICE Arrests Update: 21 of 41 Arrested In NY Were Cuffed In New York City

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Twenty-one of the 41 people Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it took into custody in New York last week were arrested in New York City, according to new information released by the department. The remaining 20 were arrested in other New York State locations.

In a Monday press release, John Kelly, who heads the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said that ICE arrested 680 individuals nation-wide during the previous week, adding that those taken into custody "pose a threat to public safety, border security or the integrity of our nation's immigration system."

An ICE spokesperson added that 38 of the 41 people arrested in New York "had criminal convictions."

On Thursday, the Independent Journal Review, a conservative-leaning website based in Arlington, Virginia, published a document providing more detail on the arrests. The authenticity of the document was confirmed to Patch by an ICE spokesperson, who said it had been "provided to several members of Congress in response to a request they sent to ICE."

The document, embedded below, listed 39 arrests in New York as part of the national operation, breaking them down by the "most egregious criminal conviction" those arrested were guilty of. (It was not immediately clear why the document listed 39 arrests, rather than 41.)

Of those offenses listed, the most common was "driving under the influence," of which nine of those arrested were guilty. The second most common offense was "sexual assault carnal abuse," of which four of those arrested were guilty.

The document also listed two individuals arrested for "non-criminal offenses" which were not specified.

2017-02-15 Crosscheck Enforcement Statistics Enforcement by JVS Patch on Scribd

On Friday, in response to questions about the document, an ICE official provided a separate list detailing 41 New York arrests. The document stated that 21 of the 41 people arrested were taken into custody in New York City, including three in Brooklyn, six in the Bronx, two in Staten Island, six in Queens, and four in Manhattan.

The list included 10 people guilty of "driving under the influence," three guilty of "sexual assault carnal abuse," two guilty of "sexual assault of a victim under the age of 11," one guilty of "a sex offense against a child/fondling," and three guilty of rape.

The list is included in full below, with NYC arrests in bold.

1. A 31-year-old El Salvador national with a criminal conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and self-admitted MS-13 gang member. He was arrested in New Hyde Park, NY
2. A 49-year-old Jamaican national with a criminal conviction for first degree sexual assault of a victim under the age of 11. He was arrested in Bronx, NY.
3. A 60-year-old Mexican national with a criminal convicted for first degree sexual assault of a victim under the age of 11 and endangering the welfare of a child. He was arrested in Staten Island, NY.
4. A 23-year-old Guyana national with a conviction of rape. He was arrested in Richmond Hill, NY.
5. A 29-year-old Guatemala national convicted of rape. He was arrested in Bronx, NY.
6. A 30-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of rape. He was arrested in Jamaica, NY.
7. A 51-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of a sex offense against a child/fondling. He was arrested in College Point, NY.
8. A 54-year-old Guinea national convicted of sexual assault carnal abuse. He was arrested in Bronx, NY.
9. A 38-year-old Ecuador national with a conviction of sexual assault carnal abuse. He was arrested in Jackson Heights, NY.
10. A 43-year-old Mexican national with a conviction of sexual assault carnal abuse. He was arrested in New York, NY.
11. A 30-year-old Ecuador national convicted of sexual assault. He was arrested in New City, NY.
12. A 35-year-old Mexican national with a conviction of a sex offense. He was arrested in New York, NY.
13. A 34-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of a sex offense. He was arrested in College Point, NY.
14. A 30-year-old Honduras national with a conviction of assault. She was arrested in Monroe, NY
15. A 40-year-old Mexican national with a conviction of assault. He was arrested in Staten Island, NY.
16. A 34-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of endangering the welfare of a child. He was arrested in Hempstead, NY.
17. A 29-year-old Mexican national convicted of family neglect. He was arrested in Elmhurst, NY.
18. A 30-year-old previously removed Mexican national convicted of robbery. He was arrested in Brooklyn, NY. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation
19. A 56-year-old El Salvador national convicted of robbery. She was arrested in Riverhead, NY.
20. A 25-year-old Trinidad national convicted of robbery. She was arrested in Roosevelt, NY.
21. A 31-year-old Honduras national convicted of larceny. He was arrested in Island Park, NY.
22. A 27-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of burglary. He was arrested in Bayshore, NY.
23. A 44-year-old Colombia national with a conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He was arrested in Brooklyn, NY.
24. A 41-year-old previously removed Dominican Republic national convicted of cocaine sale. He was arrested in Bronx, NY. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation.
25. A 46-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of cocaine possession. He was arrested in Elmont, NY.
26. A 38-year-old previously removed Dominican Republic national convicted of drug possession. He was arrested in Bronx, NY. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation.
27. A 44-year-old previously removed El Salvador national with a conviction of police obstruction. He was arrested in Roosevelt, NY. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation.
28. A 40-year-old Mexican national with a conviction of invasion of privacy. He was arrested in Bronx, NY. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation.
29. A 35-year-old previously-removed El Salvador national convicted of driving under the influence. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation. He was arrested in Hempstead.
30. A 54-year-old Guatemalan national with convictions of driving under the influence/Human Rights Violator. He was arrested in New York, NY.
31. A 26-year-old previously-removed Guatemala national with a conviction for driving under the influence. He was arrested in the Riverhead, NY.
32. A 28-year-old Guatemala national convicted of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Brewster, NY.
33. A 36-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Copiague, NY.
34. A 40-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Brentwood, NY.
35. A 52-year-old Mexican national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Suffern, NY.
36. A 41-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Wyandanch, NY.
37. A 36-year-old El Salvador national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Brentwood, NY.
38. A 57-year-old Trinidad national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Richmond Hill, NY.
39. A 35-year-old Honduras national who is considered a fugitive with a final order of removal was arrested in Newburgh, NY.
40. A 25-year-old Ecuador national who was considered a fugitive with a final order of removal was arrested in Brooklyn, NY.
41. A 33-year-old previously-removed Mexican national. He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York for re-entry after deportation. He was arrested in New York, NY.

[Editor's note: an earlier version of this story included an incorrect headline, which has been fixed.]

Top image courtesy of ICE (Note: The image is not related to the enforcement operations conducted this month.)