Five noncitizens arrested by ICE with prior criminal convictions
Jun 5, 2026·Location: Mineola, NY
Country of origin: Guatemala

ICE arrested five noncitizens with prior criminal convictions in multiple states: Jose Gutierrez-Portillo from Guatemala (convicted of murder in Mineola, New York); Javier Moya-Tentory from Mexico (convicted of murder in Harris County, Texas); Yaniczio Castro-Felix from Mexico (convicted of sexual battery in Long Beach, California); Miguel Equihua-Zuniga from Mexico (convicted of sodomy by force/violence/fear in San Jose, California); and Arnoldo Marroquin-Romero from Guatemala (convicted of aiding and abetting burglary in Colfax County, Nebraska). ICE arrested five noncitizens with prior criminal convictions in separate operations across multiple states. Pedro Pablo Rodriguez-Dolores, a Mexican national, was arrested in connection with a prior hit-and-run death conviction in Riverside County, California. Hung Quoc Lai, a Vietnamese national, was arrested in connection with a prior conviction for lewd or lascivious acts with a minor in Seminole County, Florida. Melvin Aristides Cabrera-Villatoro, a Salvadoran national, was arrested in connection with prior convictions for assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence, and indecent exposure in Washington, D.C. Jose Salazar-Paxtian, a Mexican national, was arrested in connection with a prior conviction for burglary of habitation with intent to commit assault in Bexar County, Texas. Jonathan Ruiz-Perez, a Mexican national, was arrested in connection with a prior conviction for conspiring to discharge a weapon in an occupied vehicle in Chatham County, North Carolina. ICE arrested five noncitizens with criminal convictions: Felipe Richard Sa De Jesus from Brazil (convicted of rape, strangulation, and assault with a dangerous weapon in Norwood, Massachusetts); Omar Blas-Pineda from Mexico (convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault in Lake County, Illinois); Said Salat Yarow from Kenya (convicted of sexual assault in Travis County, Texas); Emmanuelle Bonilla-Munoz from Mexico (convicted of assault in Denton, Texas); and Christhian Meza from Peru (convicted of robbery in Queens, New York). ICE arrested five noncitizens who have prior criminal convictions in multiple states. Those arrested include Esteban Morales-Cruz, a Mexican national arrested in Santa Ana, California; Gabriel Olivares, an Argentine national arrested in Goshen, New York; Wilson Avila-Perez, a Guatemalan national arrested in Phoenix, Arizona; Juan Carlos Herrera-Salazar, a Mexican national arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah; and David Livingston Attoh, a Ghanaian national arrested in Baltimore, Maryland. ICE arrested five noncitizens this week, according to DHS. Ricardo Vasquez-Salazar and Oscar Leon-Bautista, both Mexican nationals, have prior convictions related to lewd or lascivious acts with a child in California. Efren Rivas-Retana, a Mexican national, has a prior felony sex assault conviction in Fort Collins, Colorado. Edin Ayala, a Salvadoran national, has prior convictions for grand larceny, tampering with a vehicle, perjury, and carrying a concealed weapon in Fairfax, Virginia. Ngoc Than Bui, a Vietnamese national, has a prior conviction for interstate transportation in aid of racketeering in Kansas.
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