While resisting arrest, a pedophile, twice-removed illegal immigrant in Houston, assaulted an ICE officer, resulting in a severe laceration and burns on his face, according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS said that during an operation on Monday in Houston, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant named Walter Leonel Perez Rodriguez “brutally beat” an ICE officer with a metal coffee cup, resulting in the injuries.
The agency said the officer suffered burns to the side of his face and a severe laceration to his mouth, resulting in 13 stitches.
This comes as Homeland Security law enforcement officers are facing a 1,000% increase in assaults in the line of duty, according to the agency.
According to DHS, Perez Rodriguez first entered the U.S. at an unknown date and location without inspection over 15 years ago. An immigration judge issued a removal order against Perez Rodriguez on June 11, 2013, and he was removed that same month. However, he re-entered the country illegally at an unknown time and was again removed by ICE on Feb. 24, 2020.
Besides repeat illegal re-entry, which is a felony, DHS said that Perez Rodriguez has a criminal record that includes a conviction for a sexual assault of a child under 17 years old, child fondling and multiple DUIs.
The agency said he is now in ICE custody and “can no longer pose a threat to Americans.”
Commenting on the incident, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that “This repeated criminal illegal alien is about to find out the hard way that there’s a new sheriff in town—and under President Trump and Secretary Noem, anyone who lays a hand on our ICE officers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
She decried the rise in assaults against federal law enforcement, saying, “Our brave ICE officers are facing record-high assaults” as “they lock up pedophiles and other depraved criminals to keep American families safe.” --->READ MORE HERE
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Walter Leonel Perez Rodriguez from El Salvador was being arrested on charges including sexual assault of a minor
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer was seriously injured Monday in Houston while arresting a Salvadoran national on charges of violent crimes, according to officials.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement that the officer was struck in the face with a metal coffee cup by twice-deported Leonel Perez Rodriguez.
The ICE officer allegedly suffered injuries including severe burns and a deep laceration on his face which needed 13 stitches.
The incident happened when ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers tried to detain Rodriguez, 33, after his most recent reentry into the U.S.
Authorities said Rodriguez has since been referred for federal prosecution for illegal reentry and assaulting a federal officer.
Per the release, Rodriguez’s criminal record includes a conviction for sexual assault of a child under 17, multiple DUIs and repeated illegal entries into the U.S.
He was deported in 2013 and again in 2020 after serving prison time for his offenses.
"This young officer’s life has forever been altered as a result of the continued hyper-politicization of routine law enforcement activities and spread of misinformation by the media, NGOs, and other groups opposed to immigration enforcement," said Bret Bradford, ICE’s Houston Field Office Director. --->READ MORE HERE
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