ICE Arrests Two Indian Nationals for Lewd Act Attempt and Theft Case During Weekend Crackdown

Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated that ICE never takes a day off and highlighted the weekend arrests of murderers, paedophiles, sex criminals, violent assailants, drug traffickers, and fraudsters.

Farhan Ahmed from Pakistan was listed as arrested in the weekend crackdown. He was convicted in Queens, New York, of first-degree manslaughter with intent to cause serious physical injury.

ICE described detainers as formal requests sent to local law enforcement authorities asking them to notify ICE before an undocumented immigrant in custody is released, allowing ICE officers to assume custody once criminal proceedings or sentences are completed. After being transferred to ICE custody, individuals can be placed in immigration detention and may subsequently face deportation or removal proceedings.

ICE released details of arrests made over the weekend, including Hemant Khann-Kumar, described as a criminal illegal alien from India, who had been convicted in Contra Costa County, California, for an attempted lewd act upon a child. Rinkeshkumar Kaushikbhai Patel, from India, was convicted in Bradley County, Tennessee, for conspiracy to commit theft involving more than $60,000; his original six-year sentence was suspended after he served less than a year in prison. ICE took custody of Patel from the Bradley County Jail and will hold him pending removal proceedings. The weekend crackdown also targeted other undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records, including cases of manslaughter with intent to cause serious physical injury, sexual battery, and criminal sexual conduct involving minors aged 13 to 15.