U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies in Newark arrested four child predators, including one in Hoboken and one in West New York, making a total of eight arrests since July 21 in a sting targeting “illegal aliens with histories of child exploitation.”
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
ICE Homeland Security Investigations, with support from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark arrested Daniel Garcia Cruz, a 35-year-old Mexican national, on August 3rd in Hoboken, authorities said.
Garcia was sentenced to three years of probation after being convicted for criminal sexual contact March 24th, 2023, in Hudson County Superior Court.
Manuel Gregorio Loja Loja and Leonidas Rivera Gonzalez were arrested by ICE HSI and ERO Newark on July 24th.
Loja, 36, an Ecuadorian national, was sentenced to a three-year term of probation approximately June 24, 2024, in Essex County Superior Court for false imprisonment and cruelty and neglect of children.
Rivera, 40, a Salvadorian national, was sentenced to parole supervision for life after being found guilty of endangering-sexual conduct with child by a non-caretaker approximately July 14, 2023, in Hudson County Superior Court.
Finally, Jeferson Isaac Flores Pineda, a 19-year-old Honduran national, was arrested by ICE HSI and ERO Newark July 31 in West New York.
Flores was arrested by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office for the offense of aggravated sexual assault and false imprisonment on June 6th, 2022. On December 1st, 2023, the Juvenile Court of Hudson County convicted him of false imprisonment.
Garcia, Loja and Rivera entered the United States at an unknown date through an unknown location without inspection or parole from an immigration officer.
Flores was encountered by the U.S. Border Patrol April 14th, 2019, in Hidalgo, Texas, was determined to be present illegally but later, in June 2022, an immigration judge in Newark terminated his immigration case.
Four other illegally present child predators were arrested prior to July 21 and announced in a July 28 press release on ICE.gov.
Gerson Jose Saenz Umana, a 27-year-old Salvadorian national and registered sex offender with a sealed criminal history that involves the exploitation of a child.
Javier Garcia Nicolasa, a 42-year-old Mexican national who was convicted on Dec. 1, 2023, of endangering sexual conduct with a child by caretaker and sentenced to three years in prison.
Juan Villatoro Valle, a 45-year-old Salvadorian national who was convicted on Aug. 2, 2019, of sexual assault involving a victim under the age of 13, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and endangering with sexual conduct. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Reyes Peralta-Salazar, 38, a Mexican national who was arrested on September 14th, 2023, for criminal sexual conduct and endangering – sexual conduct with child. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail.
All individuals were required to register as sex offenders in the state of New Jersey and are being held in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
ICE agencies in Newark worked with the Department of Homeland Security Cyber Crimes Center Child Exploitation Investigations Unit to proactively target convicted criminal alien sex offenders currently residing within the U.S.
Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.
Is Ravi Bhalla going to at least bail out the Hoboken arrestee?
Or is he going to allow federal law enforcement to trample all over his “Sanctuary City?”
Congrats! You have posted what is probably the most stupid, non-sensical comment in HCV history. And that’s saying a lot.
File your complaint with Soros. Funded all those anti-American NGOs organizing the southern border invasion. Criminal human traffickers!
Speaking of justice, tell us how you feel about Trump and his close friend Epstein? And what about Maxwell? Aren’t you concerned about a convicted sex trafficker being moved to Club Fed? Isn’t this worse than Pizzagate, since it’s actually real? Don’t you feel like the elites are once again getting away with it?
Epstein invited his favorite friends, Democrats to Pedo Island and his ranch in New Mexico. Maxwell is spilling the tea. Good.
Bill and Hillary Clinton were issued subpoenas for the Epstein case. Bill Gates should be among many Bills and many more.
LOOOL. You are clearly a highly gullible, easily spun person. MAGA says jump, DNC says “how high?”