Immigration officers arrested eight foreign nationals with previous sex offense convictions. The arrests occurred during a two-day targeted enforcement operation.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers successfully arrested eight previously convicted sex offenders in the New York City metropolitan area during a two-day operation. ICE officials stressed these arrests are part of ERO’s routine daily operations. Information obtained by Breitbart Texas from ICE revealed.

“ERO officers are out there every day enforcing immigration law with targeted enforcement actions. These actions focus our resources on the most egregious offenders and promote public safety in the communities in which we live and work,” Field Office Director for New York Thomas R. Decker said in a written statement. “Being able to note the accomplishments of our day-to-day enforcement activities, outside of operations, highlights ICE’s constant commitment to make our communities safer.”

The criminal aliens arrested by ERO officers include:

A 45-year-old Ecuadorian man with a prior conviction of the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree in the County Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau and was sentenced to four months imprisonment and ten years’ probation. The victim of the crime was a female who was 22 years old. He was arrested in Roslyn, March 6 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.

A 38-year-old Dominican man with a prior conviction of the crime of attempted rape in the 3rd degree in the County Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau and was sentenced to 6 years’ probation. The victim of the crime was a female who was 15 years old. He was arrested in Freeport, March 6 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.

A 48-year-old Mexican man with prior convictions of the crime of promote a sexual performance by a child and possessing sexual performance by a child in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York and was sentenced to six months incarceration and ten years of supervised probation on each count, to run concurrently. He was arrested in Brooklyn, March 6 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.

A 32-year-old citizen and national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a prior conviction of the crime of sexual abuse 3rd degree in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York and was sentenced to a Conditional Discharge and an Order of Protection. The victim of the crime was a sixteen-year-old female. He was arrested in New York, March 6 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.

A 39-year-old Honduran man with a prior removal from the United States and a prior conviction of the crime of attempted forcible in the County Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau. He was arrested in Hempstead, March 7 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.

A 24-year-old Guatemalan man with a prior conviction of the crime of attempted rape in the County Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau and sentenced to 10 years’ probation. He was arrested in Freeport, March 7 and will remain in ICE custody pending his removal from the United States.

A 36-year-old Salvadoran man with prior convictions of the crime of forcible touching in the County Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk and petit larceny. He was arrested in Patchogue, March 7, and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

A 25-year-old Ecuadorian man with prior convictions of the crime of criminal sex act 2nd degree by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens and was sentenced to ten years of supervised probation. He was arrested in Jackson Heights, March 7, and will remain in ICE custody pending removal from the United States.

ICE ERO officials will process each of these people for administrative removal. Breitbart Texas reached out to ICE officials to learn if any of these arrested sex offenders had been previously deported and subsequently returned to the U.S. illegally. ICE officials were not immediately available for a response. If any of the people have prior deportation records, or if they have previously had a removal order issued to them by an immigration judge, they will be removed immediately.

ICE officials report that 92 percent of the 240,255 removals carried out during fiscal year 2016 had records of criminal convictions.

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