More than 200 child sex offenders have been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Houston area in the last six months.

According to a press release, the 214 individuals detained for immigration violations by ICE “have been charged or found guilty of sexual offenses involving minors.”

The number tops the 211 arrested “during the entire 2024 fiscal year.”

ICE attributes the increase in these arrests to “a comprehensive government strategy introduced by the current administration, which led to the creation of multiagency targeting units in each jurisdiction.”

“By uniting the resources and skills of the entire federal law enforcement network to tackle the significant rise in illegal immigration observed over the past four years, we have achieved record arrests and deportations of violent criminal aliens, international gang members, and child sex offenders,” stated Paul McBride, the acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Houston.

Jorge Zebra, 48, was sent back to Mexico by ICE on March 24, 2025. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Jorge Zebra, 48, was arrested on March 21. The Mexican national “has been convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a minor and sexual indecency with a minor,” ICE said. He was sent back to Mexico on March 24. 

Jesus Gutierrez Mireles, 67, has been removed from the U.S. and sent back to Mexico three times. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Jesus Gutierrez Mireles, 67, was arrested on March 28. The Mexican national “has been convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and driving while intoxicated,” ICE said. Mireles has been deported three times and was sent back to Mexico from the U.S. on April 4. 

Jose Guadalupe Meza, 40, was deported back to Mexico for his fourth time by ICE on June 25, 2025. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Jose Guadalupe Meza, 40, was arrested on June 24 and “has been convicted of theft and sexual assault of a child,” ICE said. He has been deported four times, and was sent back to Mexico on June 25. 

Sergio Rolando Galvan Guerrero, 45, was sent back to Mexico by ICE officials for his third time on July 14, 2025. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Sergio Rolando Galvan Guerrero, 45, was arrested on July 12 “and has been convicted of DWI and aggravated sexual assault of a child,” ICE said. He has been deported three times, and sent back to Mexico on July 14. 

Manuel Antonio Castro-Juarez, 37, “has been convicted of sexual assault of a minor and twice for illegal reentry,” ICE said. He remains in custody pending his third removal to El Salvador. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Manuel Antonio Castro-Juarez, 37, was arrested on July 18 “and has been convicted of sexual assault of a minor and twice for illegal reentry,” ICE said. He has been deported twice before and “remains in ICE custody pending his third removal to El Salvador.”

“While we still have a long way to go to truly get this crisis under control, the strides we have made in just six months to make our local communities safer are substantial, and our officers continue to work tirelessly every day to get the worst of the worst criminal aliens out of Southeast Texas to return our communities to places we can all enjoy,” McBride said.