ICE Rounds Up Sex Offenders, Drug Traffickers in Ohio Crackdown

COLUMBUS, OH – A press release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier in December detailed the recent successes associated with “Operation Buckeye,” a targeted immigration enforcement endeavor focusing on the state of Ohio.

On December 20th, ICE issued a press release detailing the ongoing efforts to apprehend the “worst of the worst” with the agency’s latest targeted immigration enforcement operation taking place in the Buckeye State, Ohio. The aptly dubbed Operation Buckeye reportedly kicked off on December 16th, with ICE highlighting some of the notable apprehensions achieved in their press release regarding the active endeavor.
 

•          Surinder Singh, a criminal illegal alien from India, has a prior arrest for an unspecified sex offenses and strongarm rape as well as a prior conviction for attempted abduction.
•          Abdirisiq Hassan Mohamed, a criminal illegal alien from Somalia, has prior charges for drug trafficking, terrorizing, and resisting arrest as well as prior convictions of felony drug possession, criminal trespassing, theft of services and disorderly conduct.
•          Wilmar Edgardo Lozano-Alcantara, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, has prior charges for criminal trespassing, drug possession and petty theft as well as prior convictions of felony robbery, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony probation violation and misdemeanor criminal trespassing.
•          Ignacio Giron-Giron, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, has a long list of prior convictions which include multiple DUIs, second-degree wanton endangerment, fourth-degree assault, contempt of court, possession of an open container in a motor vehicle, public intoxication, shoplifting and third-degree trespassing.
•          Jose Francisco Diaz-Lopez, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, has a prior arrest for disorderly conduct as well as a prior conviction of assault which was reportedly pleaded down from a domestic violence charge causing physical harm.
•          Edilmiro Pedraza-Quinones, a criminal illegal alien whose country of origin was not shared by officials, has numerous prior convictions consisting of drug possession, dangerous drug possession, and contempt of court.
•          Samy Javier Amendarez Mejia, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, has prior arrests for burglary and vehicle theft after having allegedly illegally entered the United States back in October of 2023.
•          Cesar Ovidio Ruiz-Mencia, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, has a prior conviction of robbery.
•          Agustin Juarez-Rojop, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, has prior arrests for marijuana possession, burglary and resisting arrest as well as prior convictions of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, underage consumption, public urination and DUI.
•          Ramon Guzman Jiminez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, has reportedly been deported from the country on four separate occasions and has a prior conviction of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.

ICE Director Todd Lyons issued a statement regarding the ongoing efforts in Ohio, noting that while the agency has been operating within the state “every day” prior to the launching of Operation Buckeye, this uptick in allocated manpower has helped in arresting illegal aliens accused and convicted of serious offenses.

“We operate in Ohio every day, but we recently surged our resources there under Operation Buckeye,” Director Lyons stated, adding, “Since Jan. 20, we’ve arrested drug traffickers, spousal abusers, thieves and worse. Many of the people we’ve arrested have final orders of removal dating back years - and none of them had legal authorization to be in the United States in the first place.”