ICE arrests child molesters and unlawful attackers as Trump meets with Angel Families

“While Americans were enjoying their weekends, the heroic men and women of ICE were working around the clock to get the worst out of the worst criminals,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Loren Pace told Fox News Digital. Illegal aliens Outside our country, including child molesters, rapists and violent attackers.”

While “politicians and the media ignore the victims of criminal illegal immigrants,” Pace said. Today, President Trump and Secretary Naeem “I met with the families of the Angels and the victims at the White House,” adding, “These victims and their families are the reason we continue to fight to detain and remove illegal aliens from our communities.”

Among those arrested by ICE this weekend was Gerardo Moran Cisneros, of Mexico, who was convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Los Angeles. Also in Los Angeles, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jathniel Rhee Tangkilisan, of Indonesia, convicted of domestic battery in Hollywood.

Laken Riley’s mother, Allison Phillips, joins President Donald Trump during the Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony held in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Wayne McNamee/Getty Images)

In suburban Los Angeles, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Hoang Duong Dung, of Vietnam, who was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in Santa Ana, California.

All over the country in New York CityImmigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Pedro Pechasaca Dotan, of Ecuador, who was convicted of rape. In nearby Somerset County, New Jersey, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mexican citizen Victor Ortiz Ramos, who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old.

Also in New Jersey, a sanctuary state, ICE arrested Carlos Aparicio-Zarate, also from Mexico, who was convicted of aggravated assault – serious bodily injury in Asbury Park.

In the Chicago suburb of Wheaton, Illinois, Martin Villanueva Arenas, another undocumented Mexican, was arrested by ICE after being indicted on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting a peace officer.

in Chicago properMexican Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested Jose Parada Valdivia, convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Meanwhile, ICE also arrested Mexican national Juan Ortiz Pozos, convicted of vehicular hijacking and battery of a peace officer in Chicago’s Cook County.

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From left to right, from top: Gerardo Moran-Cisneros, Jathniel Rey Tangkilisan, Hoang Dong Dong, Pedro Pechasaca-Dotan, Victor Ortiz-Ramos, Carlos Aparicio-Zarate, Martin Villanueva-Arenas, Jose Parada-Valdivia, Juan Ortiz-Pozos, Javed Fenton McLawrence. (Alex Brandon/AP; DHS)

in HoustonImmigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Javid Fenton McLawrence, of Grenada, who was convicted of indecent assault. In the Tarrant County Dallas area, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jeremias Hernandez Fernandez, from Mexico, who was convicted of indecency with a child.

Over the weekend, ICE also arrested Mexican nationals Juan Vasquez Perez, convicted of third-degree sexual assault in Johnson County, Iowa, and Esteban de Paz Jimenez, convicted of assault and battery on a family member, aggravated robbery, and withholding law enforcement summonses in Caroline County, Virginia. The agency also arrested Claudie Ngoy, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder in Wake County, North Carolina.

On Sunday, Trump signed a proclamation declaring February 22 “National Family Angel Day” in honor of “thousands of American lives stolen from us by criminal illegal aliens and the deadly drugs they bring across our borders.”

In the ad, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to combating illegal immigrant crime, writing: “We stand with the privileged families, many of whom remain without justice” and “renew our commitment to implementing the largest mass deportation effort in our nation’s history, bringing out the worst in our country, and putting an end to the violence targeting the brave men and women of law enforcement.”

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US President Donald Trump holds a proclamation designating February 22 as Angel Family Day during a memorial ceremony held in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Wayne McNamee/Getty Images)

Attendees at the Angel Family event include Allison Phillips, mother of murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, the murdered Houston teen, and the family of Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five who was murdered by an illegal alien.

“For too long, your stories have been suppressed so politicians could open our borders. But today, the world is hearing you,” Trump told the families.

“We are no longer just mitigating the threat, we are working to eliminate it,” he continued, adding that “the justice achieved in Tapalpa this weekend is just the beginning for every family in this room.”

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Several Angel families spoke during the event as well, with Phillips telling Trump: “You’re a man of your word, Mr. President.”

“My daughter Lakin did not die in vain,” Phillips said. “Because of the Laken-Riley Act and the work you are doing to eradicate these monsters, other mothers will not have to live through my nightmare.”

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