U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Carlos Federico Valenzuela Cadena, a 63-year-old Mexican national wanted for organized crime, fraud and extortion, in Houston.
According to My Texas Daily, ICE apprehended Valenzuela Cadena, who is described as a criminal illegal alien attempting to evade capture by hiding in the United States. ICE said that under President Trump, the U.S. is no longer a refuge for those fleeing justice and plans to hand him over to Mexican authorities.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas reported that prosecutors filed more than 730 new immigration cases over three weeks from December 19, 2025, to January 8, 2026. Charges were brought against illegal aliens with past convictions for violent crimes and multiple prior removals. These efforts target human smugglers and criminal aliens in the region.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported that more than 670,000 illegal aliens were removed in the first year, including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists, with another two million self-deporting. Seventy percent of ICE arrests involve criminal illegal aliens convicted or charged with crimes in the U.S., supporting public safety across the nation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was established in 2003 by merging investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service. It operates with over 20,000 personnel across more than 400 offices worldwide under an $8 billion budget. ICE’s mission focuses on enforcing immigration and customs laws.