Immigration and Customs Enforcement continued arresting illegal aliens with violent criminal records across the United States despite the federal government shutdown caused by a funding standoff. Among those arrested were Kemar Hamilton, a Jamaican national convicted of manslaughter and assault in the Bronx, and William Sierra-Galeano, a Colombian national convicted of attempted burglary in White Plains, New York. The Department of Homeland Security stated that ICE officers were continuing operations despite not receiving pay and a reported 1,000% increase in assaults against agents.

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