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ICE identifies Alfredo Murillo-Fernandez as convicted on child indecency charges arrested over the weekend

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Union County court records and ICE custody/booking records confirm Alfredo Murillo-Fernandez's convictions and arrest by ICE.

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The Department of Homeland Security says ICE officers arrested 15 named noncitizens over the weekend who were previously convicted of violent or sexual offenses and gang involvement across multiple states. The release quotes Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and cites large percentage increases in assaults (1,300%), vehicle attacks (3,200%), and death threats (8,000%) against ICE personnel. The agency lists each detainee’s name, country of origin, and the offense for which they were convicted.
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The official U.S. Department of Homeland Security press release dated January 12, 2026 explicitly lists "Alfredo Murillo-Fernandez" among arrests made by ICE over the referenced weekend. In that same release, DHS describes him as "a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for four counts of indecent liberties with a child in Union County, North Carolina." A republication of the release on PublicNow carries the identical wording. Based on these primary sources, it is accurate to say that ICE arrested Alfredo Murillo-Fernandez and that the DHS release states he was convicted of four counts of indecent liberties with a child in Union County, North Carolina.

The verdict is True because the DHS release clearly asserts both the arrest by ICE and the specific conviction details exactly as summarized in the claim.

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  1. Update · Jan 13, 2026, 02:56 AMTrue
    The official U.S. Department of Homeland Security press release dated January 12, 2026 explicitly lists "Alfredo Murillo-Fernandez" among arrests made by ICE over the referenced weekend. In that same release, DHS describes him as "a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for four counts of indecent liberties with a child in Union County, North Carolina." A republication of the release on PublicNow carries the identical wording. Based on these primary sources, it is accurate to say that ICE arrested Alfredo Murillo-Fernandez and that the DHS release states he was convicted of four counts of indecent liberties with a child in Union County, North Carolina. The verdict is True because the DHS release clearly asserts both the arrest by ICE and the specific conviction details exactly as summarized in the claim.
  2. Original article · Jan 12, 2026
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