“We will not allow violent offenders to vanish back into our communities. Public safety comes first," said US Attorney Scott Bradford.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon on Friday announced the arrests of 14 violent convicted illegal aliens who were released from state custody without notifying US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This includes foreign nationals convicted of manslaughter, child sex abuse, domestic violence, and other serious charges, according to a press release.
In each case, ICE had lodged federal immigration detainers that weren’t honored.
The apprehensions occurred after the US Attorney's Office won two petitions in Court requiring four Oregon counties, through court-authorization, to provide information leading to the whereabouts of the released illegal aliens. The Office had filed petitions in October 2025 and April 2026, requesting assistance from Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, and Washington counties in locating more than 40 violent illegal aliens.
“Federal authorities have now taken 14 violent criminal illegal aliens back into custody after they were released from Oregon prisons or jails despite ICE detainers. With court-authorized information-sharing from four counties, we’re tracking down high-risk individuals and acting fast,” said US Attorney Scott Bradford on X. “We will not allow violent offenders to vanish back into our communities. Public safety comes first.”
Currently, there are over 300 illegal immigrants in Oregon state custody with ICE detainers, according to federal authorities. Detainers are official requests sent to local and state jails asking for ICE to be notified before the subject is released into the community rather than be turned over to ICE.
The Democrat-controlled Oregon state legislature struck down a Senate GOP-proposed amendment to its sanctuary laws in February, which would have required state and county jails to comply with ICE detainers pertaining to illegal immigrants convicted of felonies. Every Democratic lawmaker voted no, thus effectively fortifying the state's non-compliance.
The 14 illegal aliens taken into custody by agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) have been identified as the following, according to the press release:
Hachipan, of Micronesia, was arrested on October 7 and has convictions including two counts of second-degree sex abuse involving a victim under 14, drug offenses, burglary, and failure to report as a sex offender.
Saldana, of Mexico, was arrested on September 22 and has convictions including first-degree child sex abuse, using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, and second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse.
Gomez, of Mexico, was arrested on September 11 and has convictions including first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and first-degree sexual abuse.
Sierra, of Mexico, was arrested on September 9 and has convictions to include third-degree sexual abuse and first degree-sexual abuse.
Quintanilla, of El Salvador, was arrested on September 2 and has convictions including attempted first-degree unlawful sexual penetration.
Acevedo, of Mexico, was arrested on August 29 and has convictions to include two counts of first-degree sexual abuse.
Catzin, of Mexico, was arrested on August 23 and has convictions to include coercion constitution domestic violence and first-degree sexual abuse.
Castro, of Mexico, was arrested on August 20 and has convictions to include first-degree rape constituting domestic violence.
Romero, of Mexico, was arrested on August 17 and has convictions including second-degree theft and first-degree sexual abuse.
Navarro, of Mexico, was arrested on August 6 and has convictions to include first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, first-degree sexual abuse, and fourth-degree assault constitution domestic violence.
Martinez, of El Salvador, was arrested on August 5 and has convictions to include fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence and two counts of attempted first-degree sexual abuse.
Sarmiento, of Mexico, was arrested on April 8 and has convictions to include recklessly endangering another person, first-degree rape, and first-degree sodomy.
Santana was arrested on February 11 and has convictions to include three counts of third-degree rape, three counts of third-degree sodomy involving a minor under 16, and nine counts of second-degree sexual abuse.
Hernandez, of Mexico, was arrested in October and has convictions to include first-degree robbery and first-degree kidnapping.
Members of the public can report immigration-related crimes or suspicious activity by calling (866-347-2423) or completing the .
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