NEWARK -- Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have arrested 82 foreign nationals previously convicted of various crimes as part of a five-day statewide sweep, the agency announced Monday.

From Dec. 5-9, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Jersey arrested 82 foreign nationals previously convicted of crimes, the agency announced. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's New Jersey field office, the New Jersey State Parole Office, the U.S. Marshals Service, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI all took part in the operation.

All of those arrested had prior convictions for crimes ranging from attempted murder to domestic violence, according to ICE.

According to the agency, among those arrested from Dec. 5 to 9 were:

A Kenyan citizen convicted of criminal sexual contact against a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

An Egyptian citizen convicted of aggravated criminal sexual contact against a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

An Ecuadorian citizen with an Interpol warrant for attempted murder.

A Dominican citizen convicted of aggravated criminal sexual contact against a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

A Guyanese citizen convicted of aggravated assault with a weapon.

A Cuban citizen convicted of robbery, possession of narcotics, and distribution of narcotics.

A Jamaican citizen convicted of terroristic threats, stalking, possession of a weapon, distribution of narcotics and resisting arrest.

The arrests also included people from Brazil, Colombia, China, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Philippines and Ukraine, according to ICE.

The agency says the arrests were made according guidelines established in a September 2014 memorandum that made "aliens convicted of an offense classified as a felony in the convicting jurisdiction" top priority targets.

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