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The operation, dubbed “Cross Check,” began Sunday, March 1st, and ended Thursday, March 5th. Hundreds of ERO officers participated in the operation that focused on the arrests of public safety threats. Those arrested are from 94 countries and have a wide array of criminal convictions.
In Wisconsin, ICE officers arrested 40 convicted criminals in Wisconsin with convictions that include the following crimes: attempted robbery, child abuse, battery, strangulation and suffocation, sexual assault, drunken driving, and burglary. Of those, three are also immigration fugitives and three were previously deported and illegally re-entered the United States. The majority of the arrests were made in Green Bay (15), with additional arrests in Appleton (4), Beloit (5), DePere (2), Freedom (1), Janesville (1), Madison (5), Menasha (2), Milwaukee (1), Neenah (2), Seymour (1) and Sheboygan (1). The 38 men and two women are from the following countries: Mexico (34), Laos (3) and one each from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Russia.
Following are two case examples of individuals arrested in Wisconsin during the operation:
A Mexican citizen convicted of strangulation and suffocation. He was arrested March 2 in Madison, Wisconsin and remains in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings.
A Mexican citizen convicted of two counts of attempted robbery, cocaine possession and domestic abuse. He was previously deported to Mexico and illegally re-entered the United States. He was arrested March 2 in Neenah, Wisconsin and remains in ICE custody pending removal.
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Source:
“Operation Cross Check:” ICE targets convicted criminal aliens, 40 arrested in Wisconsin