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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer (ICE) agents captured Los Angeles’ worst criminal illegal foreigners, including murderers, sex offenders and other violent criminals, during Friday’s operation, the agency said Sunday.
ICE agents operated in Los Angeles’ businesses on Friday, which sparked protests and clashes outside multiple locations, causing authorities to throw Flash Bangs to disperse the crowd.
About 45 people were arrested at several locations, including two Home Depot stores, a store in the Fashion District and a donut store.
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Federal immigration officials have been convicted of murder and sexual assault and detained 45 people in Los Angeles businesses, prompting protests and criticism from Department of Homeland Security officials. (Getty Image)
“Why are Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass caring more about violent murderers and sex offenders than protecting their citizens?” asked Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “These thugs in Los Angeles are working to relax rapists, murderers and other violent criminals on the streets of Los Angeles. They should thank the ice officers every day, and they wake up every day to make our community safer.”
Among the arrested were Cuong Chanh Phan, 49, an illegal alien from Vietnam with a criminal history, including a conviction of second-degree murder.
Phan was convicted of a dispute on charges of a high school graduation party killing a 18- and 15-year-old child. According to the Department of Homeland Security, seven more people were injured in the incident.
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During operation in Los Angeles on Friday, Ice arrested some of the most dangerous criminal illegal immigrants, including from left to right: Cuong Chanh Phan, Rolando Veneracion-Enriquez, Lionel Sanchez-Laguna, Armando Ordaz and Francisco Sanchez-arguello. (Photo: Department of Homeland Security)
ICE also arrested Rolando Veneracion-Enriquez, a 55-year-old Filipino illegal foreigner who was convicted of theft, sexual assault and intent to rape.
Lionel Sanchez-Laguna, 55, was arrested by ICE on Friday. His criminal history includes releasing guns in residences and vehicles where he lives, beating spouses or cohabitants, intentional cruelty to children, driving under influence, beating with semi-automatic guns, and personal use of the gun.
Another illegal immigrant arrested was Armando Ordaz, 44, of Mexico.
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Law enforcement agencies operated in Los Angeles on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Los Angeles, detaining protesters from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Department of Homeland Security said Odaz’s criminal history includes sexual assault, receipt of known or stolen property, and small theft.
Francisco Sanchez-Arguello, 38, of Mexico, was arrested Friday after being arrested for theft and possession of a prohibited weapon, DHS said.
Authorities have arrested Jose Gregorio Medranda Ortiz, 42, an Ecuadorian national who has been arrested and convicted of possession of five kilograms or more of cocaine and has a distribution on a ship in Tampa, Florida.
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ICE took action in Los Angeles on Friday, and they were talking about the worst illegal immigrants. Among the arrested people, there are the following: left to right: Jose Gregorio Medranda Ortiz, Delfino Aguilar-Martinez and Victor Mendoza-Aguilar. Bottom left: Jose Cristobal Hernandez-Buitron, Jordan Mauricio Meza-Esquibel and Jesus Alan Hernandez-Morales. (Background: Getty Images/Mugshots: Department of Homeland Security)
Bing arrested Victor Mendoza-Aguilar, 32, of Mexico, who had previously been convicted of possessing illegal instruments, possessing controlled substances, attacking and obstructing public officials with deadly weapons.
Delfino Aguilar-Martinez, 51, of Mexico, was arrested Friday after being charged with a deadly weapon and suffered serious physical injury, DHS said.
The Department of Homeland Security also shared that Jose Cristobal Hernandez-Buitron, 43, of the illegal alien from Peru, was among those arrested on Friday after having been charged with robbery.
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The 32-year-old Honduras country Jordan Morisio Meza-Esquibel was also arrested in the operation. He was previously convicted of distributing narcotics and domestic violence.
Ultimately, the Department of Homeland Security said that 26-year-old Mexican national Jesus Alan Hernandez-Morales
