U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested nearly 190 people in Southern California in a five-day operation that targeted criminal foreign nationals, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives, authorities announced Thursday.

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Inspired by Trump, more immigrants rush to become U.S. citizens Of the 188 people arrested in the greater L.A.-area operation, which ended Wednesday, 169 — or about 90 percent — had prior criminal convictions, the agency said. They included 15 people convicted of sex crimes, including a criminal rapist, a previously deported cocaine trafficker, and two people convicted of cruelty to a child.

Arrests were made in six counties: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura and Santa Barbara.

“Operations like this are emblematic of the vital work ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers do every day seeking to locate, arrest, and ultimately deport at-large convicted criminals and other immigration fugitives who pose a threat to public safety,” said David Marin, field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations in Los Angeles, in a statement. “By taking these individuals off the streets and removing them from the country, we’re making our communities safer for everyone.”

While the vast majority of arrestees were from Mexico — 146 — they also came from countries including Russia, Armenia, Thailand, El Salvador, Vietnam, Cambodia and Guatemala.

At least eight people arrested now face federal prosecution for re-entry after deportation, which is a felony and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, officials said.

Those who are not being criminally prosecuted will be processed for removal from the country. Individuals who have outstanding orders of deportation, or who re-entered the U.S. illegally after being deported, can be immediately removed, officials said.