U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 356 criminal illegal alien gang members in the Houston area during the first six months of the Trump administration.
Collectively, the gang members, who were from more than 40 different gangs, were convicted of 1,685 criminal offenses.
Arrests included 39 MS-13 gang members, 25 Tren de Aragua gang members, six Latin Kings gang members, 159 Paisas gang members, and 26 Tango Blast gang members, ICE stated.
“Thanks to President (Donald) Trump and Secretary (Kristi) Noem, these illegal alien gang members are off America’s streets,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “Across the country, ICE law enforcement is targeting these vicious gangs that rape, maim, and murder Americans for sport. President Trump and Secretary Noem unleashed ICE to dismantle transnational criminal terrorist gangs. In Houston area alone, we have already arrested more than three times as many gang members as the Biden administration arrested in Houston in all of 2021.”
Those arrested include:
Jose Antonio Carbajal-Soto, a Pasias gang member, was arrested on Feb. 12. He had been convicted of invasion of privacy, illegal reentry, battery and sexual assault.
Olvin Giovani Lara Lario, a Paisas gang member, was arrested on April 4. He had been convicted of robbery, larceny, resisting arrest, and aggravated assault of a police officer.
Miguel Torres-Chavez, a Paisas gang member, was arrested on June 30. He has been convicted of drug possession, kidnapping, multiple drug trafficking offenses, illegal reentry, and assault.