Making America Safe Again: DHS Arrests 17,500 Criminal Illegal Aliens with Laken Riley Act Crimes
Release Date: December 24, 2025
The Laken Riley Act is named after a Georgia nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan illegal alien and member of the terrorist criminal gang Tren de Aragua, who was previously arrested and released into the U.S. by the Biden Administration, re-arrested in the interior, and released again by sanctuary policies into U.S. communities, before committing the heinous murder of Laken
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, more than 17,500 criminal illegal aliens were arrested and detained with Laken Riley Act crimes.
The Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation signed by President Trump, mandates the federal detention of illegal aliens who are accused of theft, burglary, assaulting a law enforcement officer, and any crime that causes death or serious bodily injury.
The law is named after a Georgia nursing student who was killed by an illegal alien from Venezuela and member of the Tren de Aragua, who was previously arrested and released into the U.S. under the Biden administration in September 2022. He was previously arrested by NYPD for acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and RELEASED back into American neighborhoods. He then went on to commit the heinous murder of Laken Riley.
Earlier this week, Secretary Noem announced the end of Operation Angel’s Honor, a 14-day nationwide operation, launched in honor of Laken Riley, targeting illegal aliens who committed Laken Riley Act crimes. In total, ICE arrested 1,030 criminal illegal aliens during this operation.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/24/making-america-safe-again-dhs-arrests-17500-criminal-illegal-aliens-laken-riley-act
