(The Center Square) – More criminal foreign nationals have been deported to Mexico from Houston. The latest round includes 142 individuals with a combined 473 convictions who illegally entered the U.S. a combined 480 times.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Enforcement Removal Operations agents in Houston carried out the latest round of removals between May 19 and May 30.
Among them were eight documented gang members, 11 convicted child sex offenders; 22 human traffickers or human smugglers; three convicted for child cruelty.
“Unfortunately, this is not an anomaly,” ICE ERO Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford said. “For the past few years, there was virtually no deterrent to illegally entering the country. As a result, millions of illegal aliens poured into the country including violent criminal aliens, child predators, transnational gang members and foreign fugitives. Many of these dangerous criminal aliens went on to prey on law-abiding residents in local communities right here in Southeast Texas and we’re laser focused on identifying them and removing them from the country before they harm anyone else.
“This is just a small snapshot of those efforts as it only focuses on deportations to one country over the course of a two-week period, but it gives you an idea of how big this problem really is.”
A snapshot of Mexican nationals, all men, who were deported include:
- a 40-year-old documented Surenos 13 gang member who illegally reentered the U.S. 21 times and was convicted of illegal entry four times.
- a 32-year-old documented Paisas gang member who illegally reentered the U.S. 11 times; convictions include assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, failure to provide an ID to law enforcement, failure to report to his parole officer, and illegal reentry twice.
- a 25-year-old who illegally reentered the U.S. 12 times; convictions include human smuggling and possession of illicit narcotics.
- a 60-year-old convicted child predator convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child.
- a 37-year-old convicted child predator who illegally entered the U.S. twice; convictions include sexually exploiting a minor, cocaine possession, illegal reentry.
- a 45-year-old who illegally entered the U.S. 19 times; convictions include three for cruelty toward a child and DWI; filing a false report and illegal entry.
- a 35-year-old who illegally entered the U.S. 11 times; convictions include three for criminal mischief and illegal reentry, twice for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and once for DWI, trespassing, illegal entry, failure to provide an ID to law enforcement, public intoxication and failure to appear.
- a 24-year-old convicted of arson, aggravated assault causing bodily injury and driving while intoxicated.
- a 48-year-old who illegally reentered the U.S. six times and was convicted of trespassing, deadly conduct and two DWIs.
- a 35-year-old who illegally entered the U.S. 16 times and was convicted of illegal entry four times and illegal reentry twice.
Of the 473 convictions, in addition to the child sex offenders, human traffickers and gang members, the majority were illegal reentry, DWI, drug trafficking and aggravated assault.
Combined convictions include 99 for illegal entry or reentry; 76 for DWI; 48 for drug trafficking or drug possession; 43 for aggravated assault and domestic violence; 30 for burglary, larceny or theft; 26 for resisting arrest, obstruction and evading arrest; 21 for weapons offenses; 14 for fraud or extortion; 10 for trespassing or criminal mischief; four for hit and run; three for animal cruelty and three for property crimes.
One was convicted for engaging in organized crime; one for money laundering; one for making terroristic threats.
This is after ICE ERO Houston agents already removed over 500 violent convicted criminals two weeks ago, and 174 to Mexico with 600 convictions in April, The Center Square reported.
ICE repatriation flights are also continuing, the first two major flights also departed from Houston, The Center Square reported.