Ice arrests 214 illegal immigrants in Houston due to sexual exploitation of children
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US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been arrested in six months of effort 214 Illegal immigration The Houston area successfully surpassed the total number for the entire 2024 fiscal year due to crimes that include the sexual exploitation of minors.
According to On release Each person arrested from the ice was either indicted or convicted of a child sex offence. The agency attributes the surge to a “wide government” strategy enacted under the Trump administration.
Former Arizona Supreme Court judge Andrew Gould, who previously served in the border city of Yuma, told Fox News Digital that Houston’s proximity to the southern border plays a key role in this surge in arrests.
“In Yuma, sex trafficking and sexual crimes were common because criminals could commit crimes and escape to Mexican enclaves,” Gould explained. “For a border nation like Texas, and a city like Houston, not too far from the border, it’s not surprising to see this kind of arrest.”
Some of the illegal aliens of offenders accused or convicted of child sex offences arrested in the Ice Elo Houston Field Office over the past six months. (ICE; Google Maps)
Gould emphasized that the surge in arrests reflects more than Houston’s proximity to the tropical border. It is also the result of a new political will.
“This is a new commitment,” Gould said. “They put together a multi-agency task force, including the FBI, DEA and customs. State Law Enforcement. Numbers don’t lie. What we see in these arrests reflect changes in policy. ”
He contrasted the Trump administration’s stance on immigration enforcement with the Biden administration, claiming that the current administration prioritizes felony, particularly removal of individuals involving children.
“Trump did a great job closing the border,” Gould said. “But now, the administration is focusing on what to do internally, and it’s targeting the worst and worst, that’s what we’re seeing.”
The Black Hawk crew will fly along a fence on the southern border of Mexico in Douglas, Arizona on April 3, 2025. (David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images)
Gould said that the success of these operations was local and local. Federal Law Enforcement.
“We have only federal reach so far,” he said. “Local law enforcement knows who these offenders are and where they are. They are their community, so they are at the most risk.”
He added that working together will not only improve operational efficiency, but also boost morale in local sectors that may feel on the sidelines by federal agents.
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Jorge Zebra, 48, was sent back to Mexico on ice on March 24, 2025. (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
Of the 214 people, ICE is Previously deported:
Jorge Zebra, 48, was arrested on March 21st. The Mexican citizen was “convicted of two worsening sexual assaults with minors and sexually denied,” Ice said. He was sent back to Mexico on March 24th.
Jesus Gutierrez Millerez, 67, was taken away from the United States and sent back to Mexico three times. (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
Jesus Gutierrez Millerez, 67, was arrested on March 28th. The Mexican citizen was “convicted of aggravated sexual assault on a child and driving while drunk,” Ice said. Millerez was deported and sent three times I’m back to Mexico From the United States on April 4th.
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Jose Guadalupe Meza, 40, was deported to Mexico on June 25, 2025 for his fourth time at ICE. (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
Jose Guadalupe Meza, 40, was arrested on June 24th and was “convicted of child theft and sexual assault,” Ice said. He was deported four times and sent back to Mexico on June 25th.
Sergio Rolando Galvan Guerrero, age 45, was sent back to Mexico by an ICE employee for the third time on July 14, 2025. (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
Sergio Rolando Galvan Guerrero, 45, was arrested on July 12 and was found guilty of DWI, exacerbating sexual assault on a child,” Ice said. He was deported three times and sent back to Mexico on July 14th.
Roberto Antonio Caballero Garcia, 31, was deported by ice on May 5, 2025. (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
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Manuel Antonio Castro Juarez, 37, was arrested on July 18th and was convicted twice of sexual assault on a minor due to illegal re-entry,” Ice said. He has been deported twice previously and “still remains in ice custody until his third removal awaits. To El Salvador. ”
What happens next?
Regarding the future of the 214 arrested, Gould explained that the outcomes were different.
“Sometimes they go Straight to deportation. But in more serious cases, especially in violent sexual offences, they are often prosecuted under state law, to prevent them from simply returning to their home country without facing justice,” he said.
When asked about the due process, Gould emphasized that most of the individuals arrested already had legal proceedings.
“Many of them were charged or convicted, so they had already undergone legitimate proceedings. Even those who were just accused had hearings establishing possible causes,” he said.
The downtown skyline is depicted as the sun rises on August 25, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (by Lauren Elliott/Getty Images)
“Criminals don’t specialize”
Gould said the takedowns of hundreds of criminal immigrants have echoed across the community, creating a safer city.
“Criminals don’t specialize in just one type of crime. Someone Sexually attacking children They could also be involved in gang activities, drug trafficking, or financial crimes. Every time you remove any of these criminals, you are protecting your community from multiple threats. ”
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Pilar Arias and Brooke Taylor from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.