The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a new list of what it describes as the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The list published on December 10 names fourteen men and one woman of Kenyan origin among those detained across several states.
According to DHS, the Kenyan nationals were picked up in coordinated operations spanning Colorado, Texas, California, Arizona, Tennessee, Utah, Massachusetts, Washington, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota. Their convictions range from violent and high-risk offences to serious financial and drug-related crimes.
Among the cases highlighted, ICE reported arrests linked to assault, domestic violence, and multiple incidents of driving under the influence, including operations carried out in Colorado and Texas. In California and Pennsylvania, individuals with convictions for robbery, kidnapping of a minor, and terroristic threats were apprehended.
Other arrests involved suspects convicted of aggravated assault with a weapon, receiving stolen property, and violations of court orders, with enforcement actions conducted in states such as Tennessee, Georgia, and Utah.
ICE officers also detained individuals found guilty of dangerous drug offenses, fraud, money laundering, and hit-and-run violations, in cities including Houston, Seattle, and Saint Cloud.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the publication of these profiles reflects an escalated national operation targeting individuals with serious criminal records.
“Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations – starting with the worst of the worst – including the illegal aliens you see here.”
This update comes days after ICE on December 9, announced the capture of additional “worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens,” including individuals described as pedophiles, armed robbers, and drug traffickers.
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Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin emphasized that enforcement continues even through the holiday season.
“Americans may be busy with Christmas parties and shopping, but the mission to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens never stops – and neither does ICE law enforcement,” the Assistant Secretary said.
“Every day, our law enforcement are removing the worst of the worst from across our nation. Just yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, armed robbers, and drug traffickers. Thanks to our new website, Americans can see for themselves the criminal illegal aliens that we are arresting and removing from their communities.”
The Trump administration’s expansive immigration crackdown
Since returning to office in 2025, President Donald Trump has pursued sweeping changes to U.S. immigration enforcement in line with his campaign pledge to carry out “the largest domestic deportation operation” in the nation’s history.
His administration has expanded deportation flights, including transfers to third countries with which migrants have no ties, intensified nationwide raids, and granted broader enforcement powers to federal, state, and even local officials.
In May 2025, Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller confirmed that the White House had set a target of 3,000 arrests per day of undocumented immigrants.
More than 65,000 people were in ICE detention by mid-November, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University.
Enforcement actions have been carried out in workplaces, farms, university campuses, and private residences, marking one of the most far-reaching operations in modern U.S. immigration history.
USCIS intensifies enforcement
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is historically responsible for processing legal immigration, asylum, green cards, and humanitarian programs, was granted authority in September to hire special agents with arrest powers.
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These agents can now “investigate, arrest, and present for prosecution” individuals accused of violating immigration laws, a role previously mainly limited to ICE.
In November 2025, USCIS announced it would pause processing asylum requests following the fatal shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect, an Afghan national, had been granted asylum earlier in the year.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declared that all immigration requests from Afghans would be “stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols.”
USCIS leadership further stated that the agency would reexamine green cards issued to individuals from 19 countries deemed “of concern,” including Afghanistan, and that new rules would permit officers to weigh “negative, country-specific factors” when vetting applications.
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