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ICE says it arrested five named noncitizens charged with violent and drug offenses

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out arrests of noncitizens it describes as the "worst of the worst," including people convicted of child sexual offenses, domestic violence, and drug distribution. Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS has removed more than 670,000 noncitizens in one year and claimed over 2 million "self-deportations." The release lists several named individuals and points readers to a DHS webpage (wow.dhs.gov) for more cases.
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The DHS/ICE press release dated Jan. 20, 2026 lists the named arrests and crimes: it identifies Uriel Hernandez‑Betancourt (indecent liberties with a child in Moore County, NC), Parede Zuniga (distribution of cocaine in Fairfax County, VA), Lucio Valdovinos (domestic violence in Los Angeles and prior DUI/disorderly conduct in California), Carlos Chavez‑Salas (menacing in Denver, CO), and Lorenzo Aviles‑Macedo (inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and DUI in Los Angeles, CA). These descriptions appear verbatim in the DHS/ICE statement, supporting the claim that ICE arrested the individuals and described their prior convictions as listed. Verdict: True — the DHS/ICE official release corroborates the named arrests and the listed convictions/charges.

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  1. Update · Jan 21, 2026, 04:47 AMTrue
    The DHS/ICE press release dated Jan. 20, 2026 lists the named arrests and crimes: it identifies Uriel Hernandez‑Betancourt (indecent liberties with a child in Moore County, NC), Parede Zuniga (distribution of cocaine in Fairfax County, VA), Lucio Valdovinos (domestic violence in Los Angeles and prior DUI/disorderly conduct in California), Carlos Chavez‑Salas (menacing in Denver, CO), and Lorenzo Aviles‑Macedo (inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and DUI in Los Angeles, CA). These descriptions appear verbatim in the DHS/ICE statement, supporting the claim that ICE arrested the individuals and described their prior convictions as listed. Verdict: True — the DHS/ICE official release corroborates the named arrests and the listed convictions/charges.
  2. Original article · Jan 20, 2026
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