ICE arrested Raul Enrique Pargas Rodriquez, a 31-year-old Venezuelan national, for an alleged violent attack in which he allegedly beat, demeaned, and tortured a young woman using a handgun in a Russian roulette-style assault in 2021 before fleeing to the United States. He was located in Plano, Texas, and remains in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
ICE officers arrested Ahmed Mohamed Yasser Salama, a 35-year-old Egyptian national, in Corpus Christi on August 19, 2025. Salama had been charged with first-degree felony sexual abuse in 2019 but was granted an immigration bond and released under Biden administration policies. He remained in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.
ICE lodged detainers against three Venezuelan nationals — Yosguar Aponte Jimenez, Jose Trivino-Cruz, and Jesus Bellorin-Guzman — charged with the capital murder of 48-year-old Santiago Lopez Morales at a Motel 6 in Garland, Texas on June 20. All three had entered the U.S. illegally and were released into the country by the Biden administration via the southern border or the CBP One app. Bonds for the three suspects were set between $1.5 million and $3.25 million.
ICE apprehended 356 gang members in the Houston area during the first six months of the Trump administration. The arrested individuals collectively had over 1,400 illegal entries into the United States and faced roughly 1,700 criminal convictions, including serious offenses such as homicide, sexual assault, and child exploitation.
ICE conducted an enforcement operation in Southeast Houston on August 5, 2025, resulting in the arrest of 42 individuals in the country illegally. The operation targeted the "worst of the worst" criminal aliens, including individuals with convictions for assault, forgery, and domestic violence. It was conducted in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, and state and local law enforcement agencies.
ICE arrested six individuals in the Houston area during late July 2025 who collectively had 42 illegal border crossings and 48 criminal convictions. The arrests targeted individuals with serious criminal histories including drug trafficking, burglary, assault, and DWI offenses.
ICE deported Yimi Samario Sevilla Leon, a 30-year-old alleged leader of an "El Mango" faction of the 18th Street gang, to Honduras on August 11, 2025. Sevilla and 24 gang members are wanted in Honduras for crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder. He had illegally entered the U.S. in December 2023 near Eagle Pass and was arrested by ICE in Houston in March 2025 after Honduran authorities identified him as a fugitive.
ICE San Antonio lodged an immigration detainer against Jose Fredi Rivera-Mejia, 44, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras who was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — his third deportation from the United States. On Aug. 10, Rivera-Mejia produced a handgun and shot multiple victims during a late-night disturbance, then fled the scene with three children before being apprehended by San Antonio Police Department officers. Two other victims remained in critical condition following the shooting.
ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Sameh Mohamad Chami, 49, an illegal immigrant from Lebanon who was arrested on Aug. 6 after allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman while working as an Uber driver in the Friendswood, Texas area. The 21-year-old victim fell asleep in the backseat and reportedly woke up in the front seat of Chami's car near a school with her shorts unbuttoned at approximately 3 a.m. Chami, who allegedly overstayed his visa, was charged with aggravated kidnapping.
The Houston ICE Field Office has arrested 214 illegal migrants charged or convicted of a sex offense involving a minor in the first months of the Trump Administration — already surpassing the 211 arrested during all of fiscal year 2024. Of the 214 criminal illegal immigrants arrested, 179 had final orders of removal from an immigration judge, and 141 have already been removed from the country.
