Alleged crimes included drug distribution, rape and murder.
The White House lawn was lined with mug shots of 100 illegal immigrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) since President Donald Trump took office on April 28th.
The signs were printed with the names of each arrested and details of the alleged crime. This ran from the distribution of cocaine and fentanyl to sexual assault in children to first-degree murder.
“We’re going to drive you down. You’ll face justice. You’ll be deported. And you won’t step into American soil again,” the White House said in another post.
“Yeah, and your mugshot could turn into a White House garden sign.”
White House press directors Karoline Leavitt and Border Czar Tom Homan held a joint early morning press conference after the signs were issued to promote the outcome of Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Related Stories
This includes a 95-96% reduction in border agents’ encounters since last year.
“Studies have shown that 31% of women who travel to cartel use have been sexually assaulted,” Homan said.
“When President Trump fell 96% of illegal immigration… How many women have not been sexually assaulted by the cartel?
“How many children are not dying on that journey? How many women and children are there in this country who are not sex trafficked?”
Leavitt highlighted other initiatives, including Trump’s decision to build a wall on the US-Mexico border, including 85 miles of new construction and a 75-mile temporary barrier.
She also turned her attention to victims of recent crimes at the hands of illegal immigrants.
“The first legislation that President Trump signed into law was the Renter Riley Act, a Laken Riley Act, which requires illegal foreigners arrested or charged with theft or violence to be detained,” Levitt told reporters at a press conference.
Leavitt also announced the results of the newly launched Operation Tidal Wave, an anti-crime initiative that includes Ice and Florida law enforcement, saying “nearly 800 illegal aliens have been arrested in the first four days alone.”
“Among those arrested were Colombian murderers, gang members of MS-13 and 18th Avenue (Barrio 18), and Russians with red notices for manslaughter charges,” she said.
The red notice is an international arrest warrant.
The April 27 attack by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security in Colorado Springs, along with drugs and weapons, attracted another 100 illegal immigrants.
“Operation Tidal Wave is a preview of what comes to this country. It’s a massive operation to recruit state and local enforcement partners to attract criminal and illegal foreigners from our streets,” says Leavitt.
