The Department of Homeland Security has arrested a gang member from El Salvador in Maryland. Antonio Lazo-Quintanilla was arrested for driving without a license, but is wanted for aggravated homicide, extortion, and possession of drugs in his home country. His mugshot shows a 666 tattoo on his forehead. He is a confirmed member of the 18th Street Gang, which is designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
The arrest marks Lazo-Quintanilla’s first known run-in with the law in the United States. Authorities learned he is wanted in his home country for numerous crimes, including aggravated homicide, extortion, and possession of drugs. The DHS stated that 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States, highlighting this gang member on El Salvador’s most wanted list as an example of targeting the worst of the worst. Despite lacking a violent rap sheet in the U.S., this criminal illegal alien is clearly a public safety threat.
The DHS had more details to share on the gang members arrest: Earlier this month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a criminal illegal alien who is a confirmed member of the 18th Street Gang, a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and was on El Salvador’s most wanted gang members’ list. Antonio Lazo-Quintanilla was arrested by ICE in October. While technically his only crime in the United States is driving without a license, this illegal alien is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide, extortion, possession of drugs, and a litany of other felonies.
The DHS stated that 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States. This statistic doesn’t count gang members, terrorists, human rights abusers, and foreign fugitives who lack a rap sheet in the U.S. The media’s false claims that ICE is not arresting the worst of the worst simply has no grounding. In reality, ICE is arresting criminal illegal aliens before they can victimize Americans.
