5 Hudson Valley ICE Arrests Made Out Of 41 In NY

Five Hudson Valley residents were among the 41 people New York U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents said they took into custody during the previous week.

ICE arrested 680 individuals nation-wide. Of the 41 in New York, 21 were arrested in New York City.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Monday those taken into custody “pose a threat to public safety, border security or the integrity of our nation’s immigration system.”

The individuals arrested in the Hudson Valley are as follows (the names were not released):

• A 30-year-old Ecuador national convicted of sexual assault. He was arrested in New City, NY.
• A 30-year-old Honduras national with a conviction of assault. She was arrested in Monroe, NY.
• A 28-year-old Guatemala national convicted of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Brewster, NY.
• A 52-year-old Mexican national with a conviction of driving under the influence. He was arrested in Suffern, NY.
• A 35-year-old Honduras national who is considered a fugitive with a final order of removal was arrested in Newburgh, NY.

On Thursday, the Independent Journal Review, a conservative-leaning website based in Arlington, Virginia, published a document providing more detail on the arrests. The authenticity of the document was confirmed to Patch by an ICE spokesperson, who said it had been "provided to several members of Congress in response to a request they sent to ICE."

The document listed 39 arrests in New York as part of the national operation, breaking them down by the "most egregious criminal conviction" those arrested were guilty of. (It was not immediately clear why the document listed 39 arrests, rather than 41.)

Of those offenses listed, the most common was "driving under the influence," of which nine of those arrested were guilty. The second most common offense was "sexual assault carnal abuse," of which four of those arrested were guilty.

The document also listed two individuals arrested for "non-criminal offenses" which were not specified.

Additional reporting by John V. Santore (Patch Staff)

Photo credit: Courtesy of ICE (Note: The image is not related to the enforcement operations conducted this month.)