U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested several noncitizens with serious criminal convictions during a Father’s Day weekend operation, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday, June 22.
The arrests, announced in Washington, involved people DHS identified as convicted offenders from Honduras, Mexico, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Cuba, Vietnam, and Laos. The cases listed in the Father’s Day weekend arrests included attempted homicide, child sexual abuse, rape, arson, robbery, drug distribution, fraud, and firearms offenses.
DHS Says Arrests Targeted Convicted Offenders
DHS said the operation focused on people with prior criminal convictions in multiple states, including Tennessee, California, Florida, Ohio, Utah, Michigan, Texas, Missouri, and Massachusetts. Puerto Rico was also listed among the locations tied to the cases.
The agency framed the arrests as a public safety action carried out while families across the country marked Father’s Day. Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said ICE officers worked through the weekend to arrest people convicted of serious crimes.
Bis said the agency was trying to prevent more families from facing avoidable harm. DHS also said ICE was acting on behalf of victims and relatives affected by violent crime.
The announcement did not say whether all those arrested had completed criminal sentences before being taken into ICE custody. It also did not list detention facilities, immigration court dates, or removal timelines.
Tennessee Case Included Attempted Homicide
One of the people named was Jose Francisco-Amaya, a Honduran national convicted of attempted homicide in Rutherford County, Tennessee, DHS said.
The agency did not provide the date of conviction, sentence length, or details from the underlying criminal case. It listed him among the people arrested during the weekend operation.
Attempted homicide convictions are treated as serious public safety matters in immigration enforcement when a person is found removable under federal law. DHS included the case near the top of its public arrest list.
California Arrests Included Child Abuse Cases
Several California cases involved convictions connected to child sexual abuse, DHS said.
Daniel Ornelas-Garcia, a Mexican national, was listed as convicted in Santa Clara, California, on four counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. DHS also listed a conviction for annoying or molesting children.
Carlos Leonardo Ruiz, also from Mexico, was identified as convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child in Auburn, California. Felipe Roque-Monje, another Mexican national, was listed as convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Pomona, California.
DHS also named Khanh Loc Ngoc Pham, a Vietnamese national, in a Beverly Hills case involving forgery, credit fraud, burglary, hit-and-run, grand theft, counterfeit items, and fake checks.
Sexual Assault Cases Spanned Several States
DHS said Osman Lopez-Manzilla, a Honduran national, was convicted in Bradenton, Florida, of child fondling and lewd or lascivious battery.
In Ohio, Abulay Nian, a Sierra Leone national, was listed as convicted of rape, assault, and possession of forged instruments in Delaware. Eduardo Arce-Aguilar, from El Salvador, was listed as convicted of forcible sexual abuse in Davis County, Utah.
Alberto Garrido-Maurin, a Cuban national, was identified as convicted in Detroit of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. DHS also listed fraud, larceny, firearm possession in the commission of a felony, and marijuana possession in his case.
Kiet Trung Tran, from Vietnam, was listed as convicted of aggravated sexual assault in Dallas County, Texas.
Robbery, Arson, and Weapons Cases Named
The weekend arrests also included people convicted of robbery, arson, and firearms-related offenses.
DHS identified Khaek Sisavath, a Lao national, as convicted in St. Louis of robbery, armed criminal action, assault, and arson. Another Lao national, Dethamongsalk Nouthavykoun, was listed as convicted in Tarrant County, Texas, of aggravated robbery, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful restraint, carrying a loaded firearm in public, and vehicle theft.
Pedro Morales-Varela, a Honduran national, was listed as convicted in Puerto Rico of armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a noncitizen unlawfully in the country, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
The agency did not provide additional details on whether any of the cases involved pending appeals or prior removal orders.
Drug Distribution Cases Included Fentanyl and Cocaine
Two cases highlighted by DHS involved drug distribution convictions.
Orlando Eugenio Parada-Mancia, from El Salvador, was listed as convicted of fentanyl distribution in Boston, Massachusetts. Ramon Sanchez-Morales, a Mexican national, was listed as convicted in Corpus Christi, Texas, of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Federal officials have treated fentanyl distribution as a major public safety priority because of its role in overdose deaths across the United States. DHS placed the fentanyl and cocaine cases among the broader list of violent, sexual, and weapons-related convictions.
ICE Enforcement Role Covers Arrest and Removal
ICE’s enforcement arm handles the identification, arrest, detention, and removal of noncitizens who are subject to removal under federal immigration law. Its Enforcement and Removal Operations division manages much of that interior enforcement process.
ICE arrests can happen after a local conviction, after release from jail or prison, during a targeted operation, or after an immigration judge has issued a final removal order.
Not every ICE arrest involves a criminal conviction. Some involve civil immigration violations, pending charges, or prior removal orders. That distinction often drives debate over immigration enforcement priorities.
Federal Data Shows Wider Arrest Scale
The Father’s Day weekend operation was one part of a larger enforcement system that makes thousands of arrests each year.
Federal data compiled for ICE arrests in 2024 showed 149,070 arrests across ICE’s two main operational branches in fiscal year 2024. That included 113,430 administrative arrests by Enforcement and Removal Operations.
The same data showed that 57,690 people administratively arrested in fiscal year 2024 had prior criminal convictions. Another 55,740 had no convictions, a group that included people with pending criminal charges and those accused only of civil immigration violations.
Detention Numbers Remain Under Scrutiny
Immigration detention remains a major part of the enforcement system after arrest.
Recent data on people in ICE detention showed 60,311 people held as of April 4, 2026. The same data showed detention had fallen from an early-2026 high of 68,289.
The figures also showed that many detained people had no criminal conviction. That contrast has fueled ongoing debate over whether enforcement resources are being used primarily against serious offenders or spread across a broader range of immigration cases.
DHS said the arrests were part of continuing ICE operations targeting people it identifies as public safety threats.
The agency did not announce removal dates, custody locations, or court schedules for the people named in the Father’s Day weekend operation. Those outcomes can depend on criminal history, immigration status, prior court orders, appeals, and whether another country accepts removal.
At the time of the announcement, ICE said the cases remained part of its broader effort to remove convicted offenders from U.S. communities.
