{"id":114708,"date":"2017-12-12T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T02:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=114708"},"modified":"2017-12-12T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:34:19","slug":"ice-arrests-101-new-jersey-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/ice-arrests-101-new-jersey-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Arrests 101 In New Jersey Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWARK, N.J. \u2014 A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for sexual assault on a minor, is among 101 foreign nationals taken into custody during a five-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week in New Jersey, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. The operation was supported by ICE\u2019s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection\u2019s (CBP) New Jersey Field Office.<\/p>\n

Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 88 percent were convicted criminals and 80 percent of them had prior felony convictions.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey enforcement effort comes days after the agency\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0a 40 percent spike in administrative arrests nationwide over last year \u2013 92 percent of which had a criminal conviction or a pending criminal charge, were an ICE fugitive, or were an illegal re-entrant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe continued results of our Fugitive Operations officers and their law enforcement partners underscore ICE\u2019s ongoing and steady commitment to public safety,\u201d said John Tsoukaris, field office director of ERO Newark. \u201cAs part of this operation, we continue focus on the arrest of individuals who are criminal and are a threat to public safety and national security. Because of the tireless efforts of these professional officers, there are 101 fewer criminals in our communities.\u201d<\/div>\n

\u201cHSI is committed to leveraging its broad jurisdiction to further public safety in New Jersey,\u201d said Michael McCarthy, acting special agent in charge for HSI Newark.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. Customs and Border Protection is extremely proud to have assisted in this operation,\u201d said Leon Hayward, acting director for the New York Field Office. \u201cIt is through collaborative efforts, such as the one leading to these arrests, that law enforcement agencies can combat illegal acts and apprehend criminals who pose a threat to the Homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n

The individuals arrested throughout New Jersey were nationals of Brazil (3), Colombia (4), Congo (1), Costa Rica (3), Cuba (4), Dominican Republic (18), Ecuador (2), Egypt (2), El Salvador (7), Ethiopia (1), Georgia (1), Guatemala (6), Guyana (3), Haiti (3), Honduras (8), Jamaica (1), Korea (2), Liberia (1), Mexico (15), Nicaragua (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (1), Philippines (2), Peru (2), Portugal (1), Spain (2), Turkey (2), United Kingdom (1), Ukraine (1), Venezuela (1) and Vietnam (1).<\/p>\n

These individuals were arrested in the following counties in New Jersey: Atlantic (2), Bergen (6), Burlington (7), Camden (11), Cumberland (3), Essex (14), Hudson (15), Mercer (6), Middlesex (11), Monmouth (3), Morris (1), Passaic (9), Somerset (4), and Union (6) and the following counties in New York: Kings(1), New York (1), and Suffolk (1). They range from age 20 to 71 years old and all were previously convicted of a variety of offenses. Some of the convictions included sexual assault on a minor, child abuse, possession of narcotics, distribution of narcotics, robbery, trespassing, DUI, fraud, possession of child pornography, domestic violence, battery, receiving stolen property, theft, possession of a weapon, burglary, larceny, aggravated assault, aggravated assault on law enforcement, assault by auto, shoplifting, invasion of privacy-recording sexual act without consent, resisting arrest, endangering the welfare of a child, and illegal reentry.<\/p>\n

Among those arrested during this operation include:<\/p>\n