The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday that US Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have reached a landmark of 5,000 illegal aliens arrested in Los Angeles since the month of June.
“Today, DHS law enforcement made its 5,000th arrest in Los Angeles. That’s 5,000 criminal illegal aliens, gang members, child predators, and murderers taken off our streets. Precious lives saved. 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,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in a Tuesday press release.
An aggravated felon and drug trafficker, who has been in the US since 2008, was the subject of the latest arrest that led to the DHS reaching the landmark number.
“Today, DHS’ 5,000th arrest in Los Angeles was Gustavo Garcia-Miranda—a criminal illegal alien from Mexico,” the press release further stated about the man arrested. “Garcia-Miranda is a convicted drug trafficker and aggravated felon. He first illegally entered the U.S. in 2008 and was arrested by Border Patrol for illegal re-entry.”
Since President Trump in June deployed 4,000 soldiers with the US National Guard to Los Angeles to support ICE agents amid raids, immigrant arrests and deportations have increased in the region. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has made an effort to crack down on illegal immigration and crimes that emanate from it in the US, with several initiatives being conducted nationwide and at the border to achieve that end.
