ICE delivers 'greatest gift of all' with Christmas arrests of convicted criminals across multiple states

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested immoderate of the "worst of the worst" transgression amerciable immigrants connected Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

While galore Americans spent the holidays with their loved ones, ICE agents enactment "their lives connected the line" to way down and apprehension "gang members, murderers, cause traffickers, and convulsive thugs," according to DHS adjunct caput Tricia McLaughlin.

"While families crossed the state joined unneurotic for Christmas celebrations, ICE continued delivering the American radical the top acquisition of all: getting criminals retired of our neighborhoods and protecting our families," McLaughlin said successful a statement.

The arrests included amerciable immigrants from Mexico, Cuba, Somalia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Sudan, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. All had past transgression convictions.

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Arrests made connected Christmas Eve and Christmas Day included:

Samuel Juarez-Cruz, an amerciable migrant from Mexico, who was convicted of transgression homicide, third-degree execution and conspiracy to perpetrate transgression homicide successful Pennsylvania. 

Samuel Juarez-Cruz was convicted of transgression homicide, third-degree execution and conspiracy to perpetrate transgression homicide successful Pennsylvania.  (Department of Homeland Security)

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Miguel Gonzalez-Toledo, an amerciable migrant from Cuba, who was convicted of homicide and cause trafficking offenses successful Florida.

Miguel Gonzalez-Toledo was convicted of homicide and cause trafficking offenses successful Florida. (Department of Homeland Security)

Mohamed Hassan Jeylani, an amerciable migrant from Somalia, with aggregate convictions, including stolen conveyance possession, reckless endangerment, unlawful formation from constabulary and drug-impaired driving.

Mohamed Hassan Jeylani was convicted of stolen conveyance possession, reckless endangerment, unlawful formation from constabulary and drug-impaired driving. (Department of Homeland Security)

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Lionel Arevalo-Rubio, an MS-13 pack subordinate from El Salvador, who was convicted of robbery successful Los Angeles.

Lionel Arevalo-Rubio was convicted of robbery successful Los Angeles. (Department of Homeland Security)

Juan David Vazquez-Reyes, an amerciable migrant from Mexico, was convicted of decease by car oregon vas successful New Jersey.

Juan David Vazquez-Reyes was convicted of decease by car oregon vas successful New Jersey. (Department of Homeland Security)

Marcos Archila-Aquino, an amerciable migrant from Guatemala, who was convicted of aggravated battle with a limb successful Utah.

Marcos Archila-Aquino was convicted of aggravated battle with a limb successful Utah. (Department of Homeland Security)

Juan Zarzoza-Garza, an amerciable migrant from Mexico, who was convicted of aggravated battle with a deadly limb successful Texas.

Juan Zarzoza-Garza was convicted of aggravated battle with a deadly limb successful Texas. (Department of Homeland Security)

Yasir Emilio Lohai Ojok, an amerciable migrant from Sudan, who was convicted of second-degree burglary successful California.

Yasir Emilio Lohai Ojok was convicted of second-degree burglary successful California. (Department of Homeland Security)

Leonardo Miliano, an amerciable migrant from the Dominican Republic, who was convicted of amerciable firearm possession successful Massachusetts.

Leonardo Miliano was convicted of amerciable firearm possession successful Massachusetts. (Department of Homeland Security)

Jose Arena-Ojeda, an amerciable migrant from Venezuela, who was convicted of conspiracy to transport amerciable aliens and alien smuggling successful Texas.

Jose Arena-Ojeda was convicted of conspiracy to transport amerciable aliens and alien smuggling successful Texas. (Department of Homeland Security)

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"We are thankful for our instrumentality enforcement who sacrifice clip with their household and enactment their lives connected the enactment to region the worst of the worst," McLaughlin added.

DHS precocious announced that much than 2.5 cardinal amerciable immigrants person near the U.S. since President Donald Trump returned to bureau this year, citing a sweeping migration crackdown it says has led to the "most unafraid borderline successful American history."

Fox News Digital's Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.