Of those 70 immigrants arrested during the sweep, 62 are from Mexico. Three are from El Salvador, and one each are from Cuba, Guatemala, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

The arrests were a part of a three-day immigration enforcement action the agency's Enforcement and Removal Operations conducted in Oklahoma and Dallas from June 1-3. In total, agents arrested 70 immigrants, all of whom were criminals, officials said.

Among them was a 27-year-old Mexican national arrested in Oklahoma City, convicted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and previously removed. He was arrested June 3, and is in the agency's custody pending his removal.

The Enforcement and Removal Operations Fugitive Operations Teams in Dallas and Oklahoma are part of the nationwide teams that focus on undocumented immigrants who pose a serious threat to national security or public safety, including members of transnational street gangs, child sex offenders, and those with prior convictions for violent crimes.

In fiscal year 2016, the agency conducted 240,255 removals nationwide. Of those, 92 percent of those removed from the interior of the United States had previously been convicted of a criminal offense, the agency reported.

Anyone who enters, attempts to enter, or is found in the United States after being removed could face up to two years in federal prison. Those who have been convicted of three or more drug misdemeanors, crimes against a person misdemeanors or a felony offense could face 10 years in federal prison. Those who previously have been convicted of an aggravated felony could face up to 20 years in federal prison.