Federal immigration agents have apprehended more than 10,000 migrant gang members since the commencement of President Trump's second term, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday. These arrests, spanning approximately a year and a half, encompass offenses such as murder, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, robbery, and extortion.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that many of these individuals were admitted into the country under the Biden administration and subsequently engaged in criminal activities. "These vicious criminals murdered, assaulted, robbed, and terrorized innocent Americans for sport," Mullin said. He attributed the increased enforcement capability to the "Secure America Act," a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package recently approved by Congress.
The 10,000th arrest involved Javier Hernandez Rosas, an undocumented migrant from Mexico identified as a member of the terrorist organization MS-13. His prior record includes a cocaine possession conviction and arrests for abduction and weapon possession.
Among other high-profile arrests were several MS-13 affiliates. Josue Saul Garcia-Lopez, an undocumented Salvadoran migrant, was apprehended in Virginia and was internationally wanted for extortion and robbery in El Salvador, with previous arrests for unlawful firearms possession and disorderly conduct. Two other MS-13 members, Danny Granados-Garcia and David Antonio Aviles Perez, both from El Salvador and wanted for murder in their home country, were taken into custody in Connecticut and California, respectively. Granados-Garcia was accused of killing a pastor, while Perez had prior arrests in California for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and petty theft.
Edwin Antonio Hernandez Hernandez, another alleged MS-13 member from El Salvador, was arrested in Virginia in February and confessed to five murders in his home country, including a dismemberment. Other significant MS-13 arrests include Gerson Emir Cuadra Soto, wanted for a quadruple homicide in Honduras; Ismael Enrique Mendoza Flores, who committed aggravated homicide in El Salvador and had a prior U.S. arrest for unauthorized vehicle use; and Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez, with a history of armed robbery, theft, and malicious burning.
The DHS has also targeted members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). Yorvis Michel Carrascal Campo, a Venezuelan national, was charged with murder, racketeering, and drug trafficking before his apprehension in Colorado. Jesus Ruben Lopez Garcia, another TdA member with a record including theft, assault, and firearms possession, was arrested in Oregon. Christhian Ortega-Lopez, a suspected TdA member, was arrested in February 2025 at the home of a former New Mexico judge, Jose “Joel” Cano. Ortega-Lopez pleaded guilty to illegal firearms possession and conspiracy to destroy evidence, while the judge and his wife faced federal charges related to harboring the undocumented migrant and tampering with evidence.
In addition to gang member arrests, the government has deported nearly 900,000 undocumented immigrants since President Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025.