The Department of Homeland Security announced enforcement actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting individuals with serious criminal convictions. The arrests focused on foreign nationals convicted of violent crimes including sexual offenses against minors, drug-related charges, DUI, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

ICE conducted weekend operations apprehending dangerous individuals, including a man who made bomb threats against a U.S. Representative's office. The enforcement actions highlight the agency's focus on removing high-risk individuals deemed serious threats to public safety.

ICE conducted weekend immigration enforcement operations targeting individuals with serious criminal backgrounds, apprehending undocumented immigrants previously convicted of violent crimes including sexual assault, robbery, manslaughter, and human trafficking. The agency emphasized its priority of removing individuals with violent criminal histories from the country.

The ACLU of Utah is opposing expanding 287(g) agreements between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, warning that these partnerships could deter immigrants from reporting crimes or seeking police assistance due to deportation fears. The Riverton Police Department recently entered such an agreement, joining other Utah agencies in formalizing immigration enforcement cooperation.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of five undocumented immigrants with serious criminal convictions ranging from murder to child sexual abuse. A DHS official warned that those in the country illegally who have harmed others will face deportation, stating these individuals are "predators, abusers and murderers" under the Trump administration's enforcement priorities.

Wilber Castellanos Hernandez, 33, an undocumented Mexican citizen, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking a U.S. Postal Service truck in Salt Lake City on February 5, 2024. During the incident at 594 North Redwood Road, Hernandez entered the mail truck and, when confronted by the postal employee, pointed a knife at him and threatened him and other witnesses.

Kevin Enrique Sanchez-Carrillo, 25, a Mexican national living illegally in Draper, Utah, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute, alien in possession of a firearm, eluding examination by immigration officers, and failure to register. During the execution of search warrants on April 3, 2025, law enforcement found 100 grams or more of heroin, a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun, ammunition, and $7,750 in cash in his Draper apartment.

Three Honduran nationals — Jairo Roney Cabrera-Escoto, 40, of North Carolina, Cristian Eriberto Romero-Soto, 24, and Daniel Jose Felix-Aleman, 24, both of Sandy, Utah — were indicted on April 16, 2025, following an investigation by the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force. Agents executing search warrants in Sandy seized approximately 32,000 fentanyl pills, drug packing materials, and $42,000 in cash at one location, and an additional 20,000 fentanyl pills, cell phones, and over $5,000 in cash at a second location, for a combined total exceeding 52,000 fentanyl pills.

David Estiven Alvear Carcamo, 20, of Kearns, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City following his arrest on March 5, 2025. The Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force executed search warrants on a Sandy, Utah residence and vehicle, seizing approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills weighing 2.35 pounds and a handgun. Carcamo is charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and related immigration crimes.

Juan Alexis Castanon-Chavez, 27, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged following a March 2, 2025 controlled delivery operation in which Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force agents stopped his vehicle for a traffic violation and seized approximately 7,930 grams of methamphetamine. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on March 12, 2025, charging Castanon-Chavez with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and illegal re-entry of a previously removed alien.