ICE Arrests MS-13 Member Danny Jose Parada-Mendez in Idaho

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Salvadoran national in Idaho with ties to the MS-13 gang and terrorist organization charges in his home country, prompting a statement from the Department of Homeland Security addressing how criminal histories are reported.

On November 5, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations out of Salt Lake City took Danny Jose Parada-Mendez into custody during a targeted enforcement operation in Victor, Idaho, the Department of Homeland Security reported. Parada-Mendez illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location.

According to federal officials, Parada-Mendez’s criminal record in his home country includes multiple charges of terrorist organization, resisting arrest, and deprivation of liberty. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal to El Salvador.

ICE Arrests MS-13 Associate in Small Idaho Town, Homeland Security Secretary Says

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued a statement criticizing mainstream media outlets for categorizing individuals without a U.S. criminal record as non-criminals.

“This illegal alien from El Salvador has a criminal history in his home country that ties him to MS-13 and includes terrorist organization charges, resisting arrest, and deprivation of liberty,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “Thanks to the hardworking patriots of ICE, this terrorist is off our streets and soon will be out of our country. It’s disgraceful that the mainstream media would label this terrorist as a ‘non-criminal’ simply because he doesn’t have a rap sheet here in the United States. The Trump Administration will never apologize for deporting illegal aliens and putting the safety of the American people first.”