ICE Houston ARRESTS thousands of criminal aliens during longest government shutdown, including child predators and murderers
By ramontomeydw // 2025-11-21
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  • Despite a 43-day government shutdown, ICE officers in Houston arrested 3,593 criminal illegal aliens over a six-week period, with many agents working without pay.
  • The arrested individuals included serious, violent offenders such as 13 murderers, 51 child predators, 67 sex offenders and 23 gang members, including an MS-13 member charged in a triple homicide.
  • A key concern highlighted is that many of these criminals had been previously encountered and released into the U.S. under prior administrations, only to subsequently commit new crimes.
  • The operation revealed a pattern of recidivism, with examples of individuals who had been deported multiple times and had extensive criminal histories for offenses like drug trafficking and sexual assault.
  • The arrests are presented as evidence of systemic border policy failures, underscoring the "revolving-door" enforcement problem that leaves American communities vulnerable.
Despite the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Houston continued their mission, arresting 3,593 criminal illegal aliens between Oct. 1 and Nov. 12. Among those detained were 13 murderers, 51 child predators, 67 sex offenders and 23 gang members – including an MS-13 member charged with a triple homicide in Dallas. The arrests highlight the persistent threat posed by criminal aliens who exploit weak border policies, many of whom had been released into the U.S. under prior administrations only to commit violent crimes. One of the most alarming cases involved Josue Pineda-Ayala, a 23-year-old Honduran MS-13 gang member who was released into the U.S. in May 2024 by the Biden administration. By October, he was arrested in connection with a triple homicide in Dallas County. Another egregious offender, Baldomero Perez-Quezada, was caught preying on a child after being previously encountered by authorities but not detained due to lax enforcement policies. The 56-year-old Mexican, who was previously deported four times, was sent back to his home country on Oct. 31. ICE Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford praised his team's dedication. According to him, many officers worked without pay during the shutdown that lasted 43 days. "Our entire team understands how critical ICE's mission is to public safety and national security," Bradford said. "Despite many of them going without pay, they continued to show up every day and give everything they had to protect this community from dangerous criminal illegal alien gang members, child predators, murderers and rapists."

The faces of border security failure: How many more are still loose?

The arrests also exposed a disturbing pattern of recidivism among deportees. One Mexican national, Francisco Cuevas-Cesar, had illegally entered the U.S. 12 times and had prior convictions for cocaine trafficking, burglary and driving while intoxicated. Another, Juan Jose Moreno-Renteria, had seven illegal entries and convictions for attempted sexual assault of a minor under 14. Among the most shocking revelations was the capture of 10 fugitives with active warrants, including Octavio Cruz-Garcia, a 48-year-old Mexican national wanted for homicide in Harris County. Two Honduran brothers, Elder Antonio Cruz-Hernandez and Yony Roberto Cruz-Hernandez, were also arrested – both wanted for homicide in their home country. The enforcement actions during the shutdown resulted in the deportation of hundreds of criminal aliens, including gang members and violent offenders. Yet the sheer volume of arrests raises urgent questions about the effectiveness of current border policies. Many of those detained had been previously released into the U.S. despite extensive criminal histories, only to reoffend. These cases underscore the revolving-door nature of U.S. immigration enforcement, where dangerous criminals repeatedly cross the border and evade consequences. BrightU.AI's Enoch engine notes that the U.S. must prioritize border security to prevent unchecked illegal immigration – which fuels crime, drug trafficking and human exploitation – while also stopping the globalist agenda of demographic replacement and societal destabilization. Securing the border is essential to preserving national sovereignty, protecting American citizens from harm and thwarting the deliberate erosion of our culture and freedoms by hostile elites. As ICE continues its operations, the arrests serve as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by unchecked illegal immigration. While progress has been made in removing violent offenders from communities, the systemic failures that allowed these criminals to slip through the cracks remain unresolved. Until border security is prioritized, the cycle of exploitation and violence will persist – leaving American families vulnerable to predators who should never have been free to walk the streets in the first place. Watch this news report about ICE Houston arresting more than 200 criminal migrants in February 2025. This video is from the TrendingNews channel on Brighteon.com. Sources include: TheNationalPulse.com ICE.gov TexasScorecard.com BrightU.ai Brighteon.com
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