11 illegal immigrant ‘sexual predators’ arrested in Minneapolis
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested 11 illegal immigrants who have been convicted as “sexual predators” as part of an enforcement operation last month in Minneapolis.
In a Wednesday press release, the Department of Homeland Security announced that ICE officials at the St. Paul field office arrested multiple “criminal illegal aliens, all of whom are convicted sexual predators” as part of a coordinated enforcement operation from June 6 to June 11 in the Minneapolis area.
“Under Tim Walz’s leadership, these depraved individuals have been walking freely around Minneapolis with impunity terrorizing American children,” the Department of Homeland Security stated.
The illegal immigrants arrested in the Minneapolis enforcement operation include Pao Angelo Vang and Thong Lao, two Laotian illegal immigrants convicted of second-degree sexual assault of a child; Va Vang, a Laotian illegal immigrant convicted of first-degree sexual assault; Xiong Pao Vang, a Laotian illegal immigrant convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14; Pok Vue, a Laotian illegal immigrant convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct; and Hue Nai Cheng, a Laotian illegal immigrant convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The ICE arrests also include Vang Neng Lao, a Laotian illegal immigrant convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct; Dao Moua and Yia Xiong, two Laotian illegal immigrants convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct; Yee Shae, a Thai illegal immigrant convicted of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor; and Tou Pao Lee, a Thai illegal immigrant convicted of soliciting a minor.
“These pedophiles and sex offenders are the sickos our brave ICE law enforcement are putting their lives on the line to arrest and remove from American communities,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “Governor Walz and his fellow sanctuary politicians are fighting to keep these sex offenders and other criminal illegal aliens in our country. Instead of comparing ICE to the Nazi-Gestapo, Governor Walz should be thanking our law enforcement for removing these pedophiles from Minnesota.”
In Wednesday’s press release, the Department of Homeland Security noted that 70% of the arrests made by ICE officials are of illegal immigrants with either convictions or pending charges. The department explained that other illegal immigrants who are categorized as “non-criminals” are “actually terrorists, human rights abusers, gang members and more” but do not always have a “rap sheet” in the United States.
“Secretary Noem unleashed ICE to target the worst of the worst—including gang members, murderers, and rapists,” the press release stated. “President Trump is putting the American people first by removing illegal aliens who pose a threat to our communities.”
