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Feb 13, 2026 · dhs.gov
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ICE announces arrests of noncitizens convicted of child sex offenses, violent assaults, and drug trafficking

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Key takeaways

  • ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) announced arrests of multiple noncitizens convicted of serious crimes, including child sex offenses, aggravated sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon, felony battery, and conspiring to traffic cocaine.
  • Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin is quoted saying ICE arrested individuals convicted of sex crimes against children, felony battery, and multiple other offenses, and criticized activist judges and sanctuary policies for releasing criminals into communities.
  • Five individuals are named: Juan Eulises Garcia-Alvarado (from El Salvador) — possessing sexual performance by a child under 16 in Suffolk County, NY; Martin Rodriguez-Hernandez (from Mexico) — aggravated sexual assault of a child in Hidalgo County, TX; Jose Lopez-Arevalo (from El Salvador) — multiple convictions including assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, false imprisonment, grand theft, evading police, and DUI in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, CA; Jose Garcia-Acevedo (from Mexico) — felony battery in Wildwood, FL; and Juventino Madrigal-Oseguera (from Mexico) — conspiring to traffic cocaine in Guilford County, NC.
  • The release directs the public to WOW.DHS.Gov for additional information on public-safety threats arrested in communities.
  • The announcement frames these actions as part of ICE’s efforts to remove convicted noncitizen public-safety threats from U.S. neighborhoods.

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What legal authority allows ICE to arrest and detain noncitizens who have criminal convictions?
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