'off Our Streets': Ice Makes Major Arrest Of Internationally Wanted 'suspected Terrorist'

EXCLUSIVE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made a high-profile apprehension connected Monday successful Maryland.

DHS told Fox News Digital that Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez, 38, is simply a "validated MS-13 pack member" from El Salvador who had nary visas "approved aliases pending" astatine nan infinitesimal of his arrest.

"ICE Baltimore arrested Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez an MS-13 pack personnel pinch an Interpol Red Notice. He first entered nan state illegally successful 2005 and was deported. He past reentered our state astatine an chartless day earlier he was arrested by HIS Baltimore successful 2014. He was issued a announcement to look and released backmost into Silver Spring, MD," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital successful an exclusive statement.

An Interpol Red Notice is put retired by nan world ineligible group asking to "locate and provisionally arrest" somebody. It’s not considered an "international apprehension warrant," but it's meant to make judge a personification is taken into custody for further ineligible action, according to Interpol’s website. The Red Notice database has complete 6,500 individuals.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested  Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez connected Monday, May 5, 2025.  (Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))

The apprehension comes arsenic nan Department of Homeland Security marks 100 days pinch Secretary Kristi Noem astatine nan helm arsenic of Monday.

"This criminal forbidden pack personnel and suspected violent should person ne'er been released into our country. Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, he is disconnected our streets and will soon beryllium retired of our country," McLaughlin continued.

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The latest apprehension comes arsenic ICE touts complete 65,000 forbidden alien removals and complete 66,000 arrests since Trump took agency successful January, including thousands pinch existing criminal convictions connected apical of being successful nan United States illegally.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, left, and White House separator czar Tom Homan speak pinch reporters astatine nan White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"The brave men and women of ICE protect our families, friends and neighbors by removing nationalist information and nationalist information threats from our communities," ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons said successful a statement. "During President Trump’s first 100 days, ICE unsocial has arrested complete 65,000 forbidden aliens — including 2,288 pack members from Tren de Aragua, MS-13, 18th Street and different gangs. Additionally, 1,329 were accused aliases convicted of activity offenses, and 498 were accused aliases convicted of murder."

Many alleged pack members person been to CECOT successful El Salvador, which has garnered praise, but it's besides ignited a awesome statement astir who qualifies for owed process.

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This image shows nan separator wall separating Mexico from nan U.S. successful San Diego Sector. (Fox News)

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The Trump management has made nan statement that members of designated overseas violent organization, which includes MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, do not spell done nan aforesaid ineligible processes, whereas galore others, including Democrats, person based on to nan contrary.

Meanwhile, encounters astatine nan separator person taken a nosedive successful caller months.