ICE Launches Blistering Multi-State Raids To Nab Convicted Felons After Staffing Surge - Tampa Free Press

tampafp.com · By Jack Kaminsky · 2026-07-05T05:36:19-04:00

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers executed a massive, multi-state enforcement sweep over a 48-hour period, arresting dozens of undocumented immigrants with extensive criminal records. Federal authorities reported that the suspects taken into custody across various states held prior convictions for violent offenses, sexual crimes, homicide, and major narcotics distribution. The consecutive operations follow a major influx of field personnel. ICE officials stated that the sweeps were heavily amplified by 12,000 newly deployed law enforcement officers and agents funded under recent federal legislation known as “One Big Beautiful Bill.” “Yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, pedophiles, sexual predators, drug traffickers, and other criminal illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in an initial statement. “Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE is supercharged with 12,000 new law enforcement officers to remove the worst of the worst from American communities.” In a subsequent announcement detailing additional arrests from the operation, Bis attributed the presence of the offenders to federal border enforcement strategies. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin “Just yesterday, ICE arrested murderers, violent assailants, drug traffickers, and other criminal illegal aliens from American communities,” Bis stated. “Thanks to reckless open border policies, too many Americans have been harmed by criminal illegal aliens. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we will never give up our mission to protect innocent Americans from these criminal illegal aliens who should have never been in our country in the first place.” According to data provided by the agency, nearly 70 percent of all standard ICE arrests involve individuals who have faced criminal charges or convictions within the United States. The Department of Homeland Security released specific details on the individuals detained during the consecutive enforcement actions: Jesus Urquilla-Guevara: A Salvadoran national previously convicted of murder in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Reinaldo Fuentes-Jimenez: A Mexican national previously convicted of aggravated manslaughter in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jorge Heriberto Garcia-Zavalza: A Mexican national previously convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old in Stockton, California. Jose Manuel Polanco-Campos: A Guatemalan national previously convicted of rape by use of drugs and evading a peace officer in Los Angeles, California. Sallieu Mansaray: A Sierra Leonean national previously convicted of assault causing serious injury in Staten Island, New York. Mor Lo: A Senegalese national convicted of assault, distribution of heroin, unlawful possession of a firearm, criminal trespass, and trademark counterfeiting, apprehended by agents in Dallas, Texas. Roberto Bravo-Camacho: A Mexican national previously convicted of three counts of video voyeurism and attempted destruction or concealment of evidence in Teton County, Idaho. Jose Luis Arroyo-Garcia: A Mexican national previously convicted of four counts of drug trafficking in Franklin County, Ohio. Ramon Gomez-Ledesma: A Mexican national previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, vehicle theft, and the transport and sale of controlled substances in California. Luis Reyes-Portillo: A Guatemalan national previously convicted of dealing cocaine in Franklin, Indiana. READ: Lightning, Lyrics, And Legacies: Trump Defies Deluge To Mark America’s 250th Please make a small donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism. Your contribution enables us to continue delivering high-quality, local, and national news coverage. Sign up: Subscribe to our free newsletter for a curated selection of top stories delivered straight to your inbox.