ICE Houston Arrests 277 Illegal Immigrants in 2 Weeks

The arrests were made as the Houston City Council voted to curtail local law enforcement cooperation with ICE.
ICE Houston Arrests 277 Illegal Immigrants in 2 Weeks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wait for an elevator at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 23, 2026. Antranik Tavitian/Getty Images
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Houston office recently arrested 277 illegal immigrants who had been convicted of 751 crimes between them.

The arrests, made between April 6 and April 17, include “17 child predators, six murderers, 16 drug traffickers, 15 gang members or associates, 67 robbers, two foreign fugitives wanted for murder, and 11 aliens convicted of hit-and-run,” ICE said in an April 22 statement, adding that the 277 criminals have altogether entered the United States illegally 654 times.