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ICE reports weekend arrests of people convicted of murder, child sexual assault, and fentanyl manufacturing

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ICE arrest records, booking documents, or official DHS communications verify that the listed arrests took place "over the weekend" and involve people convicted of the specified crimes.

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A DHS press release (Jan. 26, 2026) says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a group of people it describes as the "worst of the worst" over a recent weekend, naming 15 individuals. The release lists each person, their country of origin, the county/state where they had been convicted, and alleged crimes including murder, sexual offenses against minors, fentanyl distribution, firearms offenses, and burglary. DHS directs readers to its public webpage (wow.dhs.gov) for more cases and photographs.
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DHS/ICE publicly listed named arrests over the weekend including individuals described as convicted of murder, oral copulation with a minor under 10, and distributing fentanyl; the DHS press release and ICE materials explicitly make those claims. Independent verification in local court records or credible local news for the specific named individuals (Matilde Flores-Najera; Ismael Alvarez-Guerra; Rafael Agustin Soto-Baez) is limited or not readily found in public reporting as of 2026-01-26, so the factual accuracy of ICE’s specific assertions about those individuals’ convictions cannot be fully confirmed. Verdict: Unclear — DHS/ICE asserts these arrests and convictions in an official release, but independent primary-source confirmation for the named convictions is not available in public records or credible reporting at this time.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Feb 09, 2026overdue
  2. Completion due · Feb 09, 2026
  3. Update · Jan 27, 2026, 08:45 AMUnclear
    DHS/ICE publicly listed named arrests over the weekend including individuals described as convicted of murder, oral copulation with a minor under 10, and distributing fentanyl; the DHS press release and ICE materials explicitly make those claims. Independent verification in local court records or credible local news for the specific named individuals (Matilde Flores-Najera; Ismael Alvarez-Guerra; Rafael Agustin Soto-Baez) is limited or not readily found in public reporting as of 2026-01-26, so the factual accuracy of ICE’s specific assertions about those individuals’ convictions cannot be fully confirmed. Verdict: Unclear — DHS/ICE asserts these arrests and convictions in an official release, but independent primary-source confirmation for the named convictions is not available in public records or credible reporting at this time.
  4. Original article · Jan 26, 2026
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