ICE arrests 131 alleged gang members in single week

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 20:02 · Archive

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 131 suspected gang members between 4 and 10 October.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 131 suspected gang members in the country illegally between 4 and 10 October, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The arrests included 22 people affiliated with MS-13 and 13 with Tren de Aragua. DHS said ICE has made 12,018 gang-related arrests since President Donald Trump took office in 2025.

Among the arrestees was Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national described as an MS-13 member, arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday. He is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide, aggravated femicide, rape of a minor, and firearms offences. He was previously arrested and deported to Mexico in September 2021, then illegally re-entered the country. Jose Luis Perez-Arrias, a Venezuelan national and Tren de Aragua member, was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida on Wednesday and is described as a suspected hitman.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement that ICE agents had 'arrested more than 100 gang members across the country' and praised efforts to 'smash the gangs and cartels' and remove gang members from the country.

How it is being reported

• ICE arrests more than 130 alleged gang members — including violent MS-13, TdA suspects — in a single week: DHSWorst of the worst: Illegal alien gangbangers detained, with some facing murder charges abroadNew York Post · 17 Oct, 19:50
• ICE arrests more than 100 alleged gang members in single week, including violent MS-13, TdA suspects: DHSA suspected MS-13 member wanted for homicide and a teenage Tren de Aragua associate facing murder charges were among 131 ICE gang arrests.Fox News · 17 Oct, 11:00

In this story: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement · MS-13 · Tren de Aragua · Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez · Jose Luis Perez-Arrias · Markwayne Mullin · El Salvador · Las Vegas

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