U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Houston Field Office arrested 3,593 criminal illegal aliens across Southeast Texas during the recent federal government shutdown, which spanned from October 1 to November 12.
Despite operating without pay during the longest shutdown in history, ICE agents apprehended individuals with extensive criminal records, underscoring the agency’s focus on public safety and national security.
The arrests included a highly dangerous contingent of violent offenders:
- 13 individuals convicted of murder
- 51 child predators
- 67 sex offenders
- 23 gang members, including an MS-13 member charged with a triple homicide
- 366 criminal aliens convicted of DWI offenses
- 261 convicted of aggravated assault
Other serious charges and convictions represented among the arrested individuals include aggravated kidnapping, human trafficking, terroristic threats, weapons offenses, and numerous drug-related crimes. ICE also apprehended 10 illegal aliens with outstanding criminal arrest warrants for serious crimes…