ICE Unleashes Predator Crackdown—Staggering Arrest Surge

ICE’s latest nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrant sexual predators is sending shockwaves through a country already fed up with years of weak border enforcement and government policies that put criminal aliens above the safety of American citizens.

ICE Rounds Up Convicted Sex Offenders as Americans Demand Accountability

In a weekend operation announced July 14, 2025, federal agents rounded up a group of illegal immigrants convicted of some of the most sickening crimes imaginable—child rape, sexual assault, and possession of child pornography. These are not low-level offenders or “nonviolent” criminals as the left loves to claim. These are predators who should have never been allowed to remain in the country in the first place, let alone walk free in our neighborhoods. The arrests included individuals like Porfirio Bernal-Fregoso, convicted of attempted rape of a child in North Carolina—a conviction that should have been a one-way ticket out of the United States.

The operation is part of a broader push by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remove the worst of the worst—criminal aliens with convictions for violent and sexual crimes. Yet despite the clear and present danger these offenders pose, the job keeps getting harder. ICE reports a 700% increase in assaults on its agents, a direct result of local governments caving to the open-borders agenda and refusing to cooperate with federal immigration detainers. When local authorities let criminals out the back door instead of handing them over to ICE, agents are forced to hunt these predators down in our communities, putting everyone at risk.

Sanctuary Policies and the Cost of Noncooperation

The reality is this: every time a city or county decides to thumb its nose at federal law and refuse to hold a criminal alien for ICE, they’re rolling the dice with your family’s safety. In June 2025 alone, ICE arrested 1,361 illegal aliens in Houston, including 32 convicted of child sex offenses. That’s just one city, one month. The numbers are staggering, and they should outrage every American who believes in law, order, and common sense. These operations are necessary precisely because too many local officials are more concerned with virtue signaling than with protecting their own constituents.

This morning, Tom Homan announced that ICE has located 10,000 missing migrant children. pic.twitter.com/jNsBMZqC9M

— JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) July 12, 2025

ICE officials and DHS spokespeople are not mincing words. Tricia McLaughlin, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, made it clear that agents are risking their lives every day and that the agency is “doubling down” on efforts to remove dangerous criminals. The message from the Trump administration is equally unambiguous: enough is enough. The safety of American citizens comes first. Period.

Bringing Back Border Security, but the Threat Remains Within

Since President Trump returned to office, border crossings have plummeted to record lows. The administration’s executive orders, military deployments, and restoration of extreme vetting standards have resulted in the lowest number of border encounters in years. But the job is far from over. The criminal aliens who slipped through during years of lax enforcement and open-door policies are still here, and ICE’s work is as urgent as ever.

There were 60 kids that were found in Florida in different Counties that had been trafficked! This makes me think of the fake ICE agents that have been found with numerous fake passports in their cars when arrested & we’re hearing about women & children missing by families too! pic.twitter.com/krsWshmF3W

— Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) July 7, 2025

The short-term impact of these operations is obvious: dangerous predators are being removed from our communities. But the long-term battle is just beginning. Local officials who refuse to cooperate with ICE are standing in the way of justice and public safety. The Trump administration’s crackdown has reignited the debate over the balance between enforcement, civil liberties, and the duty of government to protect its citizens. The facts are clear: when government at any level fails to prioritize the safety of Americans, the consequences are measured not just in statistics, but in shattered lives and stolen innocence.

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ICE arrests 1,361 criminal aliens in Houston area in June

ICE arrests criminal alien wanted for indecent assault and battery, other charges

ICE takes down convicted illegal alien sexual predators, pedophiles over weekend

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