84 percent of illegal immigrants arrested by ICE in Houston operation had criminal convictions, charges in US

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A total of 646 illegal immigrants were arrested in a multi-agency week-long immigration crackdown in the Houston area, with 543 of those arrested being criminal illegal immigrants (84 percent of those arrested), and seven were known gang members.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a news release that of the 543 arrested who had criminal charges since entering the country, 140 had been charged with or convicted of aggravated or violent felonies such as homicide, domestic violence, or aggravated assault; 93 were charged with or convicted of driving while intoxicated; 52 were charged with the offenses related to the possession of illicit narcotics; and 51 had been convicted of or charged with property crimes such as theft or burglary.

An additional 38 criminal illegal immigrants had been charged with or convicted of illegal firearm offenses such as aggravated assault with a firearm, unlawful carrying of a firearm, and alien in possession of a firearm. 34 of those arrested had also been charged with or convicted of a sex offense or child sex offense.

The enforcement operation took place between February 23 and March 2 in the Houston, Texas area.

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