LOS ANGELES — As violent protests rage in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not backing down. The agency carried out a targeted enforcement operation on June 9 and 10, arresting multiple illegal aliens with serious criminal records—many involving violence, drugs, and crimes against children.
The agency made clear that public unrest would not deter its mission.
“To the LA rioters: you will not stop us or slow us down,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. “ICE will continue to enforce the law and arrest criminal illegal aliens.”
The list of those arrested by ICE’s Los Angeles field office includes:
Mab Khleb, 53, from Cambodia — convicted of transporting a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, lewd acts with a child, and battery.
Sang Louangprasert, 66, from Laos — convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Fresno and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant in Santa Barbara.
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Antonio Benitez-Ugarte, from Mexico — convicted of drug trafficking.
Alberto Morales-Mejia, from Mexico — convicted of manufacturing amphetamine; previously arrested for document fraud and possession of a weapon.
Raul Teran-Guillen, from Mexico — previously arrested for human smuggling and money laundering.
Carlos Alberto Escobar-Flores, 43, from Honduras — convicted of Grand Theft: Money/Labor/Property.
Jose Jimenez-Alvarado, 48, from Honduras — convicted on two felony counts of theft.
ICE officials stated that each arrest was the result of a focused effort to detain individuals who pose a threat to public safety.
Supporters of the operation argue that the government is doing what it must to protect American communities from repeat offenders. Critics, however, continue to call for sweeping changes to immigration policy and enforcement practices.
For now, ICE says its mission remains unchanged: identifying and removing individuals with criminal records who are unlawfully present in the country, regardless of protests or political pressure.
