Austin, Collin County Cases Among Multiple Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested several convicted criminal illegal aliens across the country over the past week, including two cases tied to Texas, according to agency releases.
Omar Cortes-Castillo, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted of sexual assault in Austin, according to ICE. Separately, Yovon Delgadillo-Guerrero, also from Mexico, was convicted of injury to a child, elderly, or disabled person with intent to cause bodily injury, along with failure to stop and render aid and interfering with an emergency request for aid, in Collin County.
The two Texas cases were among a broader group of arrests ICE said involved individuals convicted of murder, sexual crimes against children, kidnapping, and drug trafficking. Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said ICE officers are “removing the worst of the worst from American communities,” adding that recent arrests included individuals convicted of crimes against children and other public safety threats. Bis said nearly 70% of ICE arrests nationwide involve illegal aliens who have been charged or convicted of a crime in the United States.
Several of the arrests involved convictions for crimes against children. Efrain Banuelos-Lopez, from Mexico, was convicted of lewd acts with a child under 14 involving force, in Norwalk, California. Angel Romero-Cazares, also from Mexico, was convicted of attempted murder and three counts of cruelty to a child, along with personal use of a deadly weapon, in Auburn, California. Leonardo Castro, from the Dominican Republic, was convicted of enticement of a minor for indecent purposes, along with hit-and-run, domestic violence, first-degree burglary causing bodily injury, and criminal possession of a weapon, in Cranston, Rhode Island.
Other arrests involved convictions for rape and sexual assault. Sengkham Soumpholphakdy, from Laos, was convicted of first-degree rape and three counts of first-degree sodomy in Springfield, Oregon. Juan Arrue-Mancia, from El Salvador, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault in Hillsdale, New Jersey.
ICE also cited several murder and violent crime convictions among the arrests. Warren Davis, from Jamaica, was convicted of murder, burglary, and robbery involving forcible theft with a deadly weapon in White Plains, New York. Adolfo Rosales-Diaz, from Mexico, was convicted of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in Salinas, California. Juan Eduardo Berganza, from Guatemala, was convicted of attempted murder and driving under the influence of liquor in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Gerardo Rioquinto, from Mexico, was convicted of attempted murder tied to participation in a street gang in Anaheim, California. Jose Martinez-Ortiz, from Honduras, was convicted of first-degree kidnapping in Orange County, North Carolina.
Additional arrests involved weapons, drug, and property crime convictions. Silverio Garcia-Rodriguez, from Mexico, was convicted of possession of a firearm by an alien illegally in the United States, in Mobile, Alabama. Walter Perez-Perello, from Cuba, was convicted of two counts of domestic battery, possession with intent to sell fentanyl, drug possession, unauthorized possession of a credit or debit card, and driving under the influence, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hector Cuevas-Perez, from the Dominican Republic, was convicted of robbery, burglary while displaying a firearm, and attempting to possess dangerous contraband in prison, in New York City. Jorge Luis Avila-Santos, from Honduras, was convicted of cocaine trafficking, burglary, and drug possession in Sarasota, Florida. Cheung Kan, from China, was convicted of robbery, receiving stolen property, and possession with intent to distribute heroin, in Los Angeles. Phongphat Meumany, from Laos, was convicted of drug trafficking, selling synthetic narcotics, and property crimes, in Sioux City, Iowa. Guillermo Lopez-Ontiveros, from Mexico, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and hit-and-run, in Los Angeles.
ICE encourages the public to report suspicious criminal activity by calling 1-866-347-2423.
