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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday touted the arrests of five different illegal immigrants with “serious” criminal histories across Maryland in a single-day raid.

ICE confirmed in a report on Oct. 18 that deportation agents arrested numerous criminal aliens who were living in the United States illegally and had criminal records that included cartel affiliations, drug distribution, sexual assault and other crimes. Press release. The announcement follows other major crackdowns by the agency in the state, which is home to a number of jurisdictions that prohibit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Matthew Elliston, Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore Field Office, said of the raid: “This targeted operation resulted in the arrest of five noncitizens with serious criminal histories, including fentanyl distribution, gang activity, drug cartel affiliation, assault, and sexual assault.” .” . “ERO Baltimore, Maryland will not tolerate these egregious non-citizen criminals who victimize our communities.”

Among those arrested were Romeo Almengor Oxlaj-Lopez, a 24-year-old Guatemalan citizen and documented gang member who was convicted of second-degree assault by the Montgomery County Circuit Court, and Denis Flores-Alvardo, a 38-year-old Honduran who was arrested. Noe Antonio Machado-Medrano, a 29-year-old Salvadoran citizen who was convicted by the Howard County Police Department of DUI and driving with a handgun, was convicted of intent to distribute fentanyl, according to ICE.

Deportation officers also arrested Jose Edgar Rivas-Arevalo, a 41-year-old citizen of El Salvador, who had previously been deported and was later convicted of second-degree assault in Baltimore County Court, and Justin Jeremiah Johnson, an 18-year-old Trinidadian citizen. He entered the United States legally, according to ICE, but violated the terms of admission and was convicted of robbery by the Baltimore City Circuit Court.

Many areas involved in the October 18 raid have been labeled “sanctuary” areas by immigration analysts. Baltimore County, Howard County and Montgomery County are designated sanctuary cities for laws that greatly restrict how local law enforcement can cooperate and interact with ICE agents. accordingly Center for Migration Studies.

ICE agents working in the Baltimore field office, which largely covers Maryland state lines, have had great success in recent operations.

Baltimore field agents arrested 161 The number of noncitizen sex offenders increased in fiscal year 2024, a spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation in September. The figure marked an office record for any year, surpassing the previous record of 152 sex offenders apprehended by ICE agents in a fiscal year.

Deportation agents across the United States will likely see increased activity once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. There is a president-elect promised to set out It is the largest deportation operation in U.S. history and has also stated that it will use an emergency declaration and military assets to help achieve that goal.

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