Tens arrested in US immigration crime crackdown

DHS reports 660,000 deportations in past fiscal year

The Department of Homeland Security reported that 660,000 people were deported during the past fiscal year.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE arrested 43,000 immigrants in June, 49,000 in July, and 51,000 in August.

Secretary Mullin targets non-citizens for alleged voter fraud

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that ICE has arrested dozens of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud and election-related offences.

These arrests follow a June 2026 order from the DHS for ICE to enforce severe penalties, including deportation, for non-citizens who participate in illegal voting.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on 28 October that dozens of individuals were arrested across the country in connection with these election-related offences.

Secretary Mullin stated, "The patriots of ICE have arrested dozens of non-citizens who illegally voted in American elections".

He noted that some individuals possess criminal histories including assault, domestic violence, drug trafficking, burglary, and DUI.

Case files detail illegal voting arrests across the US

Juan Carlos Matute-Hernandez, an illegal alien from Honduras, was arrested for illegally voting in the 2026 election. Aden Hassan Aden from Somalia was apprehended for illegally voting in 2020. Arturo Salazar Garcia from Mexico was arrested for illegal voting in 2024.

Jaimie Sosa-Sardina from Cuba was arrested for illegal voting in 2024. Marva Marie Cook from Germany was arrested for voting illegally in 2022. Braulio Osiel Zapata Perez from Nicaragua was arrested for illegal voting in 2024.

Mai Tran from Vietnam was arrested for illegal voting in 2024. Jose Luis Matute Chaviel from Venezuela was arrested for illegal voting in 2024. Phath Vorn from Cambodia was arrested for illegally voting in the 1992 election.

Axel Bemjarmin Alarcon Duarte from Guatemala was arrested for illegal voting in 2024. Darwin Yoel Zelaya-Orellana from Honduras was arrested for illegal voting in 2026. Servando Alejandro-Torres from Mexico was arrested for illegal voting in 2024.

Jairo Ivan Vazquez Montano from Mexico was arrested for illegal voting in 2022. In October, HSI arrested five non-citizens for illegally voting in Florida. Lizbeth Almonte-Rosa from the Dominican Republic was arrested for voting illegally in 2022.

Andres Garcia from Cuba was arrested for illegal voting in 2022 and 2024. Paulo Jorge Silva from Portugal was arrested for illegal voting in 2024. In September, ten non-citizens were indicted for illegal voting in Minnesota.

Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari from India was arrested for a false citizenship claim to vote in 2024. Sanata Coulibaly from Senegal admitted to voting in 2020 and 2024. Evelyn Novelles Miller from the Philippines was convicted for voting in 2024.

Ludwig Uriel Espejo-Carrillo from Mexico was arrested for unlawful voting and false citizenship claims. Anthony Tyrone Higgs from the Bahamas was arrested for voting illegally in 2020. Mariana Alexandra Dewey from Peru was arrested for misrepresenting her citizenship to vote.

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales from Colombia was sentenced in August for identity theft to vote. Marian Charitun from Slovakia was arrested for illegal voting in 2022. Denise Nataly Migliore from Australia was arrested for illegal voting in 2022 and 2024.

Four non-citizens were charged in May for illegal voting in New Jersey. Jose Ceballos from Mexico pleaded guilty in April 2026 to disorderly election conduct. Mahady Sacko from Mauritania was apprehended in March 2026 for illegal voting since 2008. Approximately 12% of arrest entries from 2022 to 2026 do not list a city.

Memphis Safe Task Force data shows low violent crime rates

Between September 2025 and August 2026, 1,575 ICE arrests occurred in Memphis. Of these, 922 people, or 59%, had no criminal convictions or pending charges. Only 249 individuals, or 16%, had criminal convictions.

Violent felony convictions were found in only 10 cases, representing 0.6% of the total. These convictions included five aggravated assaults, three rapes, one robbery, and one homicide. Traffic offenses were the most serious conviction for 36 individuals.

Illegal entry into the United States was the charge for 21 of those arrested. Since the second Trump administration began, 82% of Memphis arrests involved individuals with no convictions. This figure increased to 84% following the arrival of the task force.

Since the start of the Trump administration, 26 of 2,249 Memphis arrests involved violent crime convictions. This represents 1.2% of the total ICE arrests in the city. The task force arrest rate for violent crime is 0.6%.

This Memphis rate is less than one-third of the 2.2% national rate for the Trump administration. The Institute for Public Service Reporting provided these specific figures for the Memphis region.

Community activists and ACLU raise concerns over task force tactics

Maria Oceja, a community activist with Vecindarios 901, said on 3 November 2026 that data aligns with what they have witnessed regarding the targeting of immigrant neighbourhoods. The Institute for Public Service Reporting analysis used federal data provided by ICE following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the Deportation Data Project.

Lucas Cameron-Vaughn of the ACLU expressed concern that the Memphis Safe Task Force acts as a testing ground for nationwide enforcement.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security directed inquiries about the Memphis Safe Task Force to the U.S. Marshals Service, which leads the task force. McCarron stated that while ICE partners with the Memphis Safe Task Force, the agency also conducts immigration arrests independently.

Surge operations in Minneapolis and Nashville

During Operation Metro Surge, ICE made 1,225 arrests in Minneapolis between December 2025 and February 2026.

ICE recorded 1,057 arrests in Memphis between October and December 2025, the first three months of the task force operations. Since the task force began, ICE has made a total of 1,575 arrests in Memphis.

This surge in Memphis was the largest in Tennessee, more than double the 473 arrests recorded in Nashville during its peak period from May to July 2026.

Of the 1,575 ICE arrests in Memphis, 249 involved individuals with at least one prior criminal conviction. Among these, 43 had drug-related offences, 29 had drunken driving convictions, 13 had simple assault convictions, and two had convictions for lewd or lascivious acts with a minor. There were 404 ICE arrestees in Memphis, or 26% of the total, who had pending criminal charges that remained unresolved by the courts.

Federal agencies implement election security measures

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan in September 2026. In July 2026, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared that recipients of grants must implement specific measures related to election integrity.

Last month, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin credited President Trump’s leadership and the deportation of illegal aliens for a drop in crime in Memphis.