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ICE arrests more than 1,780 during the largest-ever
nationwide gang surgeOperation Community Shield initiative takes dangerous
criminals off the streetsOctober 15, 2009
WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday the arrests of 1,785 gang members and associates, criminals and immigration violators, and the seizure of more than 100 firearms as part of a six-month intensive ICE-led law enforcement operation executed in 89 cities across the country, which ended Sept. 30.
Of the 1,785 individuals arrested during the surge, 1,472 were gang members, associates or those otherwise criminally charged - including almost 35 percent with violent criminal histories and 16 gang leaders. The remaining individuals were encountered and arrested for immigration violations during the enforcement action and have been placed into removal proceedings. ICE agents arrested 905 individuals on criminal charges ranging from attempted murder, aggravated assault and drug and firearms violations to charges of re-entering the country after deportation.
Among those arrested during the 2009 Operation Community Shield were:
* Elmer Fredy Hernandez-Ayala, 29, an El Salvadoran national and member of the 18th Street gang was arrested in Los Angeles for re-entry after deportation. Hernandez was last deported in March 2004. Prior to his last deportation, he was convicted on California state charges of hit and run resulting in death or bodily injury. Hernandez's criminal history includes charges of robbery, sodomy, battery, loitering at a school/molesting pupils, hit-and-run resulting in death or injury, and burglary.
* Juan Manuel Roman, 25, a Mexican citizen and Surenos-13 gang member was arrested in Omaha, Neb., for re-entry after deportation. His criminal history includes charges of continuous sexual assault on a child, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, and battery.
*Adalberto Hernandez-Espinoza, 38, a Cuban national and leader of the Florencia-13 gang was arrested in Provo, Utah, on administrative immigration violations. Provo Police Department charged him with domestic violence, assault and threats. His previous arrests include possessing a weapon to commit assault and battery, firstdegree burglary, drug possession and trafficking, domestic violence, possessing burglary tools, and malicious destruction of private property.
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Immigration agents nab 280 in Texas gang probe01:42 PM CDT on Thursday, October 15, 2009
DALLAS — Immigration agents arrested 280 people in Texas during a six-month national roundup of gang members and criminals.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday that agents working with state and local officials made the arrests as part of Operation Community Shield. The sweep ended Sept. 30. and focused on gangs with foreign-born members.
ICE says 127 were arrested in North Texas and 113 in the Houston-Galveston area. Those included members or associates of such international gangs as MS-13, Surenos and Laotian Oriental Killer Boyz.
Officials say the 89-city operation led to 1,785 arrests nationwide of people suspected of gang and criminal activity or immigration violations.
ICE says 35 percent of those arrested in the nationwide operation have violent criminal histories and more than 1,400 are suspected gang members. About 905 people face criminal charges.
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