Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Monday said they arrested a Venezuelan migrant who asked to be taken into custody and was in the country illegally.
ICE arrested the 23-year-old, who the agency says is homeless, in Detroit last week. The agency said he entered the Detroit office’s lobby and asked to be taken into custody.
The Venezuelan added that if ICE did not arrest him, he would leave and commit crimes, according to ICE. He is currently in custody pending immigration proceedings.
ICE has not publicly named the individual.
Robert Lynch, ICE enforcement and removal operations Detroit field office director, applauded the migrant’s decision.
“We’re grateful that this individual self-reported and turned himself over to ICE before going out and threatening public safety,” Lynch said in a news release.
The arrest comes as ICE continues to execute President Donald Trump’s mass deportation directive targeting illegal migrants in the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said the FBI was leaking information regarding ICE’s upcoming immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area.
“We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law,” she wrote on X.
Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to uncover the source of the leak, saying “it’s not going to stop the president’s mission to make America safe again.” Trump’s border czar Tom Homan also said last week he would “deal with” a separate alleged leak of an ICE raid.
“I’m addressing opsecs today — operation security, how these leaks are happening,” Homan said during an appearance on Fox News. “We’ve already identified how this operation got leaked.”
“For any mayor or governor who doesn’t want public safety threats removed from the communities, I find that hard to believe that, but we’re going to do it with or without them,” Homan added. “If they’re not going to help, get out of the way. But don’t cross that line. Do not impede our operations.”
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