Christmastime ICE Operation ‘Angel’s Honor’ nets child rapist, torturer

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A Christmastime U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation named Operation "Angel’s Honor" in tribute to murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley netted over 1,000 criminal illegal aliens , according to the agency. In a Monday statement, ICE announced the "successful conclusion" of a 14-day enforcement operation that it said resulted in over 1,030 criminal illegal aliens arrested under the Laken Riley Act . The agency said the operation was codenamed "Angel’s Honor" in memory of Riley, who was murdered by Venezuelan illegal alien Jose Ibarra in 2024. Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support in January, and the measure was signed into law by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The law stipulates mandatory detention of non-citizens charged with specific crimes, including burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault on a law enforcement officer, or any crime causing serious bodily injury or death. DHS ARRESTS 'WORST OF THE WORST' ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, INCLUDING MURDERERS AND PEDOPHILES, IN WEEKEND OPERATION In the Monday statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that Trump "empowered us to arrest and remove the millions of violent criminal illegal aliens unleashed on the United States by the previous administration." "Now, these criminals will face justice and be removed from our country," said Noem. "We can never bring Laken back, but we can do everything in our power to bring these heinous criminals to justice," she went on, adding, "I am so proud of what our brave men and women of ICE have done to remove these criminals from America’s streets." ICE highlighted some of the criminal illegals arrested during the operation, which included individuals who raped and tortured children. DHS PACKAGES LATEST ICE ARRESTS AS 'CHRISTMAS GIFT TO AMERICANS' Among those arrested was Jamie Escobar-Mirales, a 37-year-old illegal alien from Mexico , who ICE said was arrested on Dec. 18. According to the agency, his criminal…