South Korean, Vietnamese nationals among ICE's latest 'worst of the worst' roundup in Los Angeles: DHS

More than illegal immigrants have been arrested in the Los Angeles area since June according to the Department of Homeland Assurance including selected of the worst of the worst violent offenders The detainees highlighted by DHS include citizens of Mexico El Salvador South Korea Vietnam China and Eritrea DHS law enforcement has made over arrests in Los Angeles That s more than criminal illegal aliens gang members child predators and murderers taken off our streets Precious lives saved DHS Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned in a message Particular of the illegal immigrants highlighted by the agency have criminal histories that include violent offenses such as murder theft and sexual abuse including against children DHS ARRESTS FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE Families protected American taxpayers spared the cost of their crimes AND the burden of their benefits Thank you to our brave law enforcement officers Make no mistake if you are here illegally we will find you arrest you and send you back This is just the beginning she continued Diego Fernandez-Martinez from Mexico has convictions for carjacking conveyance theft possession of drug paraphernalia possession of a controlled substance for sales robbery and prisoner in possession of a weapon according to DHS The agency also stated he is a member of the Surenos gang Mexican national Juan Carlos Marin-Hipolito was convicted of murder and sentenced to years to life in prison DHS noted Jaime Sarinana-Rodriguez also from Mexico is a registered sex offender convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to years in prison according to the agency Mexican woman Martina Zacarias is a convicted sex offender convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under and was sentenced to eight years in prison DHS announced DHS ARRESTS 'WORST OF THE WORST' DISPLACED PERSONS IN LA DESPITE RIOTERS POLS PUSHING BACKEdgar Isaac Lopez also from Mexico was convicted of voluntary manslaughter child cruelty resulting in injury or death assault by a prisoner unlawful display of a fake or fraudulent ID card or permit and trespassing according to the department Omar Guzman-Rodriguez a registered sex offender has convictions that include burglary possession of check or money order to defraud taking van without owner consent truck theft and possession of stolen bus and lewd acts with a child under DHS noted He is also from Mexico Joel Benjamin Reyes from El Salvador is a registered sex offender convicted of first-degree rape by forcible compulsion and incest engaged in sexual conduct with a related person DHS declared Yohannes Zerai from the African country of Eritrea is a registered sex offender and was convicted of robbery battery with serious bodily injury assault to commit rape sexual penetration with a foreign object with force assault with a deadly weapon that is not a firearm petty theft with priors and failure to register as a sex offender according to DHS South Korean national Justin Chung has convictions for murder and shooting at an inhabited dwelling DHS declared and was sentenced to years in prison Quoc Dung Pham from Vietnam is a registered sex offender convicted of kidnapping rape with force sodomy in concert with force oral copulation in concert with force robbery and assault with intent to commit rape possession of a controlled substance DHS announced He was sentenced to years in prison His brother Bo Quoc Pham is a registered sex offender convicted of rape with force arm or weapon sex offense rape in concert with force or violence oral copulation and was sentenced to years in prison according to DHS Chinese woman Hong Jing was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol aiding abetting and engaging in sex trafficking of an individual as well as racketeering The arrests come amid federal immigration raids that began in June in the Los Angeles area which also took place at local businesses and sparked weeks of protests against ICE arrests and the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts