Posted on April 22, 2026

ICE Reveals Arrests of 277 ‘Criminal Illegal Aliens’ Including Convicted Killer in SETX

Scott Lawrence, KFDM, April 22, 2026

Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Houston announced the arrest of 277 ‘criminal illegal aliens’ who have been convicted of a combined 751 criminal offenses and illegally entered the U.S. 654 times, including a convicted murderer from Mexico who caused a fatal drinking and driving crash in Angelina County. Between April 6 – April 17, ICE arrested 17 child predators, 6 murderers, 16 drug traffickers, 15 gang members or associates, 67 robbers, 2 foreign fugitives wanted for murder, and 11 aliens convicted of hit-and-run.

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Among the notable criminal offenses were:

-17 convictions for child sex offenses

-6 convictions for homicide-related offenses

-67 convictions for robbery-related offenses (burglary, theft, robbery)

-156 convictions for DWI (including 13 aliens convicted of 3 or more DWIs)

-11 convictions for hit-and-run (failure to stop and render aid)

-74 convictions for assault-related offenses

-15 convictions for alien smuggling

-14 convictions for illegal weapons/firearms offenses

-16 convictions for drug trafficking

-108 convictions for drug possession

-29 convictions for resisting / evading arrest

-16 convictions for fraud or forgery-related offenses

-8 convictions for trespassing

-15 gang members or associates

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