Those arrested entered US more than 1,400 times, have nearly 1,700 combined convictions
In the first six months of the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Houston arrested 356 illegal foreign nationals who are confirmed gang members.
Combined, they illegally entered the U.S. 1,434 times and were convicted of 1,685 criminal offenses, ICE said.
“Despite attempts by some to undermine the courageous work being done by our officers, the brave men and women of ICE continue to put their lives on the line every day to arrest violent transnational gang members, foreign fugitives and dangerous criminal aliens,” ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations-Houston acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez said. “In just the past couple of years in Houston, transnational gang members were responsible for brutally raping and murdering an innocent 12-year-old girl on her way to the store. Our officers know their efforts can help prevent atrocities like that from ever occurring again and they won’t rest until they’re all gone.”
Overall, ICE ERO-Houston officers arrested confirmed members of more than 40 gangs. The greatest number of gang arrests was 159 from the Paisas gang. The next greatest number was 39 confirmed MS-13 members and 25 Tren de Aragua members, which the Trump administration designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Other arrests were of confirmed Tango Blast, 15th Street Gang, Latin Kings and Surenos-13 gang members.
Of their combined 1,685 criminal convictions, offenses include abduction, homicide, sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, promotion of child pornography, aggravated assault, domestic violence, burglary, alien smuggling, sex trafficking, organized crime, drug trafficking, drug possession, arson, trespassing, unlawful possession of a firearm, illegal entry, illegal reentry, fraud, escape and evading arrest, ICE said.
Of the worst offenders arrested that ICE highlighted, all are men and citizens of El Salvador and Mexico.
One Mexican national and confirmed Surenos-13 gang member, Jonathan Morales-Abundis, 30, was arrested after illegally entering the U.S. 29 times, ICE said. His illegal entries total nearly his age. Despite that, he was only convicted three times for illegal reentry and once for alien smuggling and illegal entry. --->READ MORE HERE
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| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ERO Houston |
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston arrested more than 350 illegal alien gang members during the first six months of the Trump administration. The group of violent offenders has cumulatively been convicted of nearly 1,700 crimes.
According to ICE, the group of foreign gang members illegally entered the United States 1,434 times, with one member of the group accumulating 40 illegal entries into the country alone, according to information obtained by Breitbart Texas from the Houston Enforcement and Removal Operations team. Among the criminal aliens arrested were convicted murderers, child predators, thieves, and arsonists.
— ICE Houston (@EROHouston) August 8, 2025
The arrests in the area surrounding Texas’s largest city highlight what the agency says is its focus on arresting and removing the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens. The agency has touted the arrests of violent offenders recently through social media posts and recent press releases highlighting high-profile offenders.
Acting Field Office Director for the Houston ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Gabriel Martinez commented on the arrests saying, “Despite attempts by some to undermine the courageous work being done by our officers, the brave men and women of ICE continue to put their lives on the line every day to arrest violent transnational gang members, foreign fugitives and dangerous criminal aliens.”
Martinez emphasized the danger the criminal gang members pose to the community, adding, “In just the past couple of years in Houston, transnational gang members were responsible for brutally raping and murdering an innocent 12-year-old girl on her way to the store. Our officers know their efforts can help prevent atrocities like that from every occurring again and they won’t rest until they’re all gone.”
Among the gang members arrested by ICE in the Houston area over the past six months were: --->READ MORE HERE
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