A multi-agency operation in the Florida Keys has resulted in the arrest of 10 illegal aliens with prior convictions as registered sex offenders, U.S. Border Patrol (Miami Sector) announced Monday.
The operation, conducted over the past three weeks in collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, focused on removing dangerous individuals from local communities.
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All 10 individuals, residing throughout the Florida Keys, were registered sex offenders with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Their criminal convictions included:
- Lewd and lascivious acts on a child under age 16
- Lewd and lascivious sexual battery with a victim aged 12-15
- Statutory sexual seduction
- Solicitation of a child
In addition to the sex offender arrests, Border Patrol agents and ICE apprehended two other individuals with violent criminal backgrounds. One, a Cuban national, had a conviction for homicide. The other, also from Cuba, was arrested for animal cruelty after witnesses reported seeing him choke and kick a small dog.
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“Each of these individuals posed a threat to the communities which we live in,” said Jeffrey Dinise, Chief Patrol Agent of the Miami Sector. “The Miami Sector Border Patrol remains committed to protecting our communities and enforcing our immigration laws. I am grateful for the work of our agents and law enforcement partners who supported this effort.”
All individuals arrested were processed and transferred to ICE custody, where they are currently detained pending removal from the United States.
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