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Local booking/arrest records, ICE arrest reports, and court conviction records confirm that ICE arrested these named individuals and that they have the cited convictions.
Available open-source information outside the original DHS press release currently consists almost entirely of that same DHS announcement and a derivative article in Breitbart News, a highly partisan outlet that is considered low‑quality and is not suitable for corroboration. Independent confirmation of the specific arrests on January 5, 2026, of Raul Gonzalez‑Lopez and the four other named individuals—through court records, ICE field office releases, or trusted local news—cannot yet be located. Because the only detailed description of these purported arrests is the DHS press release itself (which is the source of the claim) and a single low‑quality secondary outlet, there is insufficient independent evidence at this time to verify that the arrests occurred as described on the stated date.
The verdict is Unclear because, as of now, there are no independent, high‑quality sources confirming the specific individuals and circumstances described in the claim beyond the original DHS statement itself.