U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has removed a transnational gang member or criminal alien from the Houston area who illegally entered the United States at least six times. This marks the third such removal in 10 days.
ICE removed Francisco Lopez Melendez, a 32-year-old Mexican national and Suenos-13 gang member, on Feb. 19. Melendez has been deported six times, with previous removals in November 2013, May 2015, May 2018, October 2018, and November 2019.
While in the U.S. illegally, he was convicted of multiple offenses, including three counts of failure to provide identification or providing false information to law enforcement, two counts of drug possession and illegal entry, and single counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, burglary, driving while intoxicated, and evading arrest.
ICE also removed two other individuals earlier this month. On Feb. 10, ICE deported Jesus Alvarez Sinecio, a 32-year-old Mexican national who had been removed six times and had prior convictions for aggravated assault of a family member, being an alien in possession of a firearm, DWI, illegal entry, and illegal reentry.
On Feb. 13, ICE removed Humberto Romero Avila, a 45-year-old Paisas gang member and foreign fugitive who had illegally entered the U.S. 10 times. Romero was wanted in Mexico for allegedly murdering a 22-year-old Mexican national in 2007 and had U.S. convictions for DWI (four times), larceny, illegal entry, and illegal reentry.
“In recent years, some of the world’s most dangerous fugitives, transnational gang members, and criminal aliens have taken advantage of the crisis at our nation’s southern border to illegally enter the U.S.,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford.
“After making it into the country, these violent criminal aliens have infiltrated our local communities and reigned terror on law-abiding residents. Fueled by our unwavering commitment to protect the public from harm and united in our determination to reestablish sovereignty over our southern border, the law enforcement community in Texas has banded together to remove these dangerous criminals from our country and restore law and order in our communities,” Bradford said.
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Beaners being beaners… not exactly they family oriented, rich culture types that the mainstream media portrays them as, are they?