The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it arrested nearly a dozen sex offenders in Minneapolis who were illegally present in the United States.
Between June 6 and June 11, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a coordinated enforcement operation in Minnesota’s largest city that resulted in the arrests of 11 men.
According to DHS, the 11 illegal aliens have been convicted for crimes that include first-degree criminal sexual assault, first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and other sex crimes. All 11 individuals are Laotian or Thai.
“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,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“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,” added McLaughlin.
Earlier this year, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz referred to ICE agents as “modern-day Gestapo” during a commencement speech at the University of Minnesota. The Gestapo were Adolf Hitler’s secret police in Nazi Germany.
Additionally, DHS previously included Minnesota, and many localities within the North Star State, on a list of sanctuary jurisdictions. DHS said those sanctuary jurisdictions were “deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and endangering American citizens.”
However, the agency has since taken down its list of sanctuary jurisdictions and told Alpha News that “the list is being constantly reviewed and can be changed at any time and will be updated regularly.”
According to DHS, “70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens with convictions or pending charges. Additionally, many illegal aliens categorized as ‘non-criminals’ are actually terrorists, human rights abusers, gang members and more—they just don’t have a rap sheet in the U.S.”
Luke Sprinkel
Luke Sprinkel previously worked as a Legislative Assistant at the Minnesota House of Representatives. He grew up as a Missionary Kid (MK) living in England, Thailand, Tanzania, and the Middle East. Luke graduated from Regent University in 2018.
