More than 300 Illegal Alien Sex Offenders Arrested in ICE Operation
26 Jul 2021
Hundreds of illegal alien sex offenders have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents thanks to Operation Sex Offender Arrest and Removal (SOAR).
On Monday, ICE officials announced that as of early June 4, 302 illegal aliens convicted of sex crimes have been arrested as part of Operation SOAR, which was launched by the agency in 2010.
The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Support Center within ICE is collaborating with the ERO Law Enforcement Support Center to identify, and eventually arrest, illegal aliens who are registered as sex offenders.
ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson said the sting underscores ICE’s “focusing our resources on those who have committed sex crimes and demonstrated predatory behavior” for the sake of public safety in the United States.
(File photo: Keith Gardner/ICE)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested 302 illegal immigrant sex offenders since June, according to a new report.
The arrests come as part of an ongoing nationwide enforcement effort to arrest and deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes, Fox News reported. ICE officers have been carrying out Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Arrest and Removal) since June 4.
Advertisement
The agency’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Fugitive Operations Support Center has worked alongside its Law Enforcement Support Center to find illegal immigrants who are also registered as sex offenders.
The effort comes after the agency received new orders in February asking agents to focus on arresting recent border crossers, aggravated felons and those posing a threat to national security.
ICE nabs more than 300 illegal immigrant sex offenders since June as part of national operation foxnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foxnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Acting ICE Director Tae Johnson signaled Thursday that his agency's program to recruit local law enforcement agencies to cooperate on immigration enforcement may have to be scrapped or rebuilt, and echoed the worries of immigrant-rights activists that people aren't reporting crimes to departments that do cooperate with ICE.