In a significant crackdown on gang-related violence, ICE New York City, in collaboration with the Nassau County Police Department and the FBI, has taken three MS-13 gang members into custody, each accused of violent crimes, including attempted murder and gang assault, as confirmed in a recent ICE announcement.
Among those arrested, Elias Wilfredo Serrano Bonilla, a 21-year-old from El Salvador, was charged with a staggering amount of violent offenses including eight counts of attempted murder, multiple assault counts with a weapon, robbery, and conspiracy on August 8; Bonilla who had resided in the U.S. since before December 2016 faces a multitude of charges that illustrates the severity of his alleged criminal involvement. Similarly, Edras Daniel Velasquez Giron, a 19-year-old Honduran national who entered the country before June 2022, faces his own litany of charges, including six counts of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and possession of a weapon, with charges unfolding after a judge had previously ordered his removal in absentia in 2023.
The third gang member’s identity and charges have not been disclosed as of yet. The firm stance by ICE against such individuals is encapsulated in the words of the acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons who stated, “America is no longer a dumping ground for foreign criminals and gang members,” emphasizing the commitment of ICE to “find, arrest and remove MS-13 and other terrorists who come here to wreak havoc on communities and destroy this nation.”…