Kristi Noem’s Gift? ICE Discloses List Of ‘Worst Of The Worst’ It Arrested On Christmas

Over Christmas, our men and women serving as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continued with arrests, targeting criminal illegal aliens who’ve committed murder, drug trafficking, robbery, and more.

“While families across the country joined together for Christmas celebrations, ICE continued delivering the American people the greatest gift of all: getting criminals out of our neighborhoods and protecting our families,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.

“On Christmas Eve and Christmas, our ICE officers arrested gang members, murderers, drug traffickers, and violent thugs,” she added. “We are thankful for our law enforcement who sacrifice time with their family and put their lives on the line to remove the worst of the worst.”

Here are the worst of the worst criminal illegals arrested by ICE:

Samuel Juarez-Cruz, who illegally entered the United States from Mexico, was convicted for criminal homicide, third degree murder, and criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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An illegal from Cuba, Miguel Gonzalez-Toledo, was convicted for homicide and drug trafficking in Florida.

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A criminal illegal who entered the U.S. from Somalia, Mohamed Hassan Jeylani, was convicted for possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, unlawful fleeing from a police officer in a motor vehicle, first degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, first degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, fourth degree criminal possession of stolen property, and second degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, in Monroe County, New York.

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Lionel Arevalo-Rubio, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and a member of MS-13, was convicted for robbery in Los Angeles, California.

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Juan David Vazquez-Reyes, who illegally entered our country from Mexico, was convicted on death by auto or vessel in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

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An illegal from Guatemala, Marcos Archila-Aquino, was convicted for aggravated assault with a weapon in Farmington, Utah.

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Juan Zarzoza-Garza, an illegal from Mexico, was convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Edinburg, Texas.

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Yasir Emilio Lohai Ojok, an illegal from Sudan, was convicted for second degree burglary in Ontario, California.

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An illegal from the Dominican Republic, Leonardo Miliano, was convicted for carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and carrying a firearm without a license in Lynn, Massachusetts.

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Jose Arena-Ojeda, an illegal from Venezuela, was convicted for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, and alien smuggling in Brackettville, Texas.

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While ICE officers are working through Christmas to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promise and keep Americans safe, those who serve have seen a massive spike in attacks.

As highlighted by The Washington Examiner, there were a reported 238 assaults on ICE officers from January 21–November 21, 2025, compared with 19 in the same period of 2024. The spike indicates a stunning 1,153% increase.

Despite the heightened attacks against ICE, Democrat leaders have largely continued to villainize officers and make their work conditions increasingly dangerous.

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