DENVER ( KDVR ) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Denver officers took 22 “unlawfully present noncitizens” into custody within 11 days last month.
According to a press release from ICE, the 22 people who were apprehended between Dec. 9 to Dec. 20 all have either criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
The arrests were part of an operation “focused on public safety threats residing in the city and county of Denver,” ICE said in the release.
According to ICE, the arrests include:
- 15 Mexican nationals
- 2 El Salvadoran nationals
- 2 Honduran nationals
- 1 Guatemalan national
- 1 Colombian national
- 1 Venezuelan national
ICE said the people who were arrested have been convicted of or are facing charges for a range of crimes, including but not limited to:
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor (felony) – sex offense
- Child abuse
- Burglary of a building
- Gang-related offenses
- Drug-related crimes
- Vehicular assault
- Driving under the influence