Federal law enforcement officers and agents made their 5,000th arrests of criminal aliens in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The law enforcement actions in the illegal alien sanctuary city led to the removal of gang members, child predators, and murderers, she said. Criminal alien 5,000 was identified as a convicted drug trafficker and aggravated felon from Mexico who had been previously deported.
“Precious lives saved. Families protected,” Noem wrote in a post on social media. “American taxpayers spared the cost of their crimes AND the burden of their benefits.”
The Department of Homeland Security celebrated the milestone with a video posted to X showing many of the criminal aliens being taken into custody.
“Today, DHS made its 5,000th arrest in Los Angeles. 5,000 criminal illegal aliens, gang members, child predators, and murderers taken off the streets,” DHS officials stated. “That is just the beginning.”
DHS officials identified the individual arrested as number 5,000 as Gustavo Garcia-Miranda, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico. Garcia-Miranda is a convicted drug trafficker and aggravated felon, officials reported. He first illegally entered the U.S. in 2008 and was arrested by Border Patrol for illegal re-entry. If he