Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced an ICE sweep in Minnesota’s Twin Cities that included offenders with convictions for child murder, repeat child sex abuse, human trafficking, and violent assaults.
- ICE took custody of Aldrin Guerrero-Munoz, convicted in 2004 of murdering his infant son, as DHS also listed additional arrestees in the area with serious felony records.
- Separately, DHS named five noncitizens arrested during the shutdown with convictions for second-degree murder, sexual assault, lewd acts with a child, and robbery in California, North Carolina, and Texas.
- DHS officials framed the arrests as public-safety removals and criticized sanctuary policies, stating enforcement continues nationwide despite the Democratic-led government shutdown.
- The Justice Department warned California officials against any effort to detain federal agents, and a report cited a new state law restricting ICE practices, including a ban on agents wearing masks during arrests.