In this The National Pulse article, staff writers report that ICE conducted a nationwide operation over the Independence Day weekend, apprehending numerous illegal immigrants with serious criminal convictions including murder, child sexual abuse, and drug trafficking.
- Among those arrested were Radimir Thompson-Nagle, a Panamanian convicted of murder and assault in New York, Roberto Gutierrez-Diaz, a Mexican convicted of sodomizing a child under 12, and Francisco Olmedo-Silva, facing methamphetamine and heroin distribution charges.
- DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis highlighted that ICE officers worked through the holiday to make communities safer by targeting the “worst of the worst.”
- The operation underscores the Trump administration’s commitment to removing dangerous criminals despite resistance from Democrat-led sanctuary jurisdictions.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized sanctuary policies as a national security threat for harboring criminals over citizens.
- The sweep is part of broader efforts to restore law and order and protect American communities from repeat offenders who entered illegally.
Read the full story:
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/07/06/ice-captures-murderers-predators-and-traffickers-in-nationwide-independence-day-sweep/
