EXCLUSIVE: ICE arrests 'worst of the worst' illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes against children

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Monday arrested illegal immigrants throughout the country who they described as "worst of the worst." These are men who have been convicted for sex crimes against children and other serious counts but have still been resiging in the US, despite their illegal status.

Among those arrested by ICE are Mariano Yanez-Conejo, of Mexico; Humberto Perez-Vasquez, of Guatemala; Jose Rigoberto Lopez-Aguilar, of El Salvador; Rafael Penaloza-Cabrera, of Mexico; and Jose Ortiz-Jacobo, of Mexico. Each of these have been convicted of vile behavior against children.

Yanez-Conejo has a conviction for sexual assault of a child and was arrested in Travis County, Texas. Perez-Vasquez, was convicted of child molestation in the first degree and was arrested in Union Gap, Washington. Lopez-Aguilar, has been convicted of willful cruelty to a child and false imprisonment and was arrested in Pomona, California. Penaloza-Cabrera was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse with bodily harm and was taken into custody in Chicago, Illinois. Jose Ortiz-Jacobo, has been convicted of felony sexual abuse in the first degree and was arrested in Wasco County, Oregon.

"These barbaric monsters who committed these crimes against innocent children should NEVER have been in our country in the first place," Tricia McLaughlin told The Post Millennial. "President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow pedophiles and child abusers to remain in the US. These are LITERALLY THE WORST OF THE WORST, but thanks to our brave law enforcement, they will be deported from our country NEVER to return. Nothing will stop ICE from removing criminal illegal aliens—not terrorist attacks against them, the Democrats’ government shutdown, or even bounties on their heads to murder them."

Under the Trump administration so far, over 515,000 illegal immigrants have been deported from the United States, putting the agency "on pace to shatter historic records." In total, more than two million illegal immigrants have left the US in 2025 so far, including 1.6 million who chose to self-deport. President Donald Trump's promise to conduct mass deportations was a key component of his campaign for the White House. His adminstration has vowed to remove illegal immigrant criminals from the country and has undertaken to do so.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Monday that over 480,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the Trump's second term began, and that 70 percent of those arrested have criminal charges and/or convictions. "Across the country, we’re making communities safer so that families can thrive and they can prosper and they can enjoy the kind of freedom that this country was established to provide," she said.