DHS boasts about deportations, calling them 'ICE's Christmas gift to Americans'

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s "Christmas acquisition to Americans" came aboriginal arsenic agents pulled much amerciable immigrants with transgression records disconnected the streets.

"This vacation season, ICE is moving astir the timepiece to guarantee soundless nights and safer streets," DHS said successful its announcement.

On Friday, DHS announced that ICE arrested amerciable immigrants crossed the state whose transgression records see burglary, robbery and aggravated kidnapping. Homeland Security declared the latest arrestees to beryllium immoderate of the "worst of the worst."

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"Violent transgression amerciable aliens who interruption our laws person perfectly nary concern remaining successful the United States," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said successful a statement. "Yesterday’s arrests see transgression amerciable aliens convicted for burglary, slope robbery, and kidnapping. We are thankful for our instrumentality enforcement who delivered the champion Christmas acquisition for American families this vacation season: safer communities."

The arrests that took spot connected Thursday included amerciable immigrants from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. All had past transgression convictions.

Jessupe Sandino Berraza-Rivera

A mugshot of Jessupe Sandino Berraza-Rivera, an amerciable migrant from Chile. (Department of Homeland Security)

Jessupe Sandino Berraza-Rivera, from Chile, is simply a subordinate of a transnational organized transgression endeavor known arsenic the South American Theft Group, according to DHS. He was convicted for burglary successful Santa Ana, Calif.

Luis Enrique Castaneda-Reyes

A mugshot of Luis Enrique Castaneda-Reyes, an amerciable migrant from Colombia. (Department of Homeland Security)

Luis Enrique Castaneda-Reyes, an amerciable migrant from Colombia, has 10 transgression convictions, including for slope robbery by unit and convulsive crimes involving drugs and a instrumentality weapon successful the U.S. District Court for New Jersey.

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Elidelfo Castro-Nava

A mugshot of Elidelfo Castro-Nava, an amerciable migrant from Mexico. (Department of Homeland Security)

Elidelfo Castro-Nava, an amerciable migrant from Mexico, was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battle resulting successful superior bodily wounded successful the 3rd grade successful Salt Lake City, Utah.

Juan Emerson Gomez-Sorto

A mugshot of Juan Emerson Gomez-Sorto, an amerciable migrant from El Salvador. (Department of Homeland Security)

Juan Emerson Gomez-Sorto, who hails from El Salvador, was convicted of aggravated battle successful Price, Utah.

Jesser Sandoval-Cruz

A mugshot of Jesser Sandoval-Cruz, an amerciable migrant from Honduras. (Department of Homeland Security)

Jesser Sandoval-Cruz, a Honduran national, was convicted of battle of a family/household subordinate aft a erstwhile condemnation successful Harris County, Texas.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem touted the advancement made during President Trump's archetypal twelvemonth backmost successful office. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DHS said Friday that much than 2.5 cardinal amerciable immigrants person near the U.S. since President Donald Trump returned to bureau successful January 2025. It added that the administration's sweeping crackdown has led to the "most unafraid borderline successful American history." 

"In little than a year, President Trump has delivered immoderate of the astir historical and consequential achievements successful statesmanlike history, and this medication is conscionable getting started," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said successful a statement. 

"Under President Trump’s leadership, we are making America harmless again and putting the American radical first," she said. "In grounds time, we person secured the border, taken the combat to cartels and arrested thousands upon thousands of transgression amerciable aliens."

Fox News Digital's Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.