US launches nationwide ICE operation concentrating on unlawful immigrants accused of SNAP meals stamp fraud

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed the operation to Fox News, asserting a number of arrests of unlawful immigrants accused of fraudulently receiving SNAP advantages.

“Illegal aliens who have no right to be here in the first place are the last people who should be using SNAP benefits and other forms of welfare,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated in an announcement.

“These programs are for Americans only,” he continued. “Even non-violent illegal alien crime can still have devastating consequences when they’re defrauding the American taxpayer.”

Mullin stated these already apprehended and deported by federal authorities represented “just a drop in the bucket,” including that the Trump administration would proceed pursuing people accused of fraud.

DHS recognized a number of unlawful immigrants accused of SNAP fraud, together with a number of Haitian nationals.

According to federal officers, Rubstony Junior Theodore, a Haitian nationwide residing illegally within the United States, was arrested by ICE as a part of the operation.

Theodore’s felony historical past consists of arrests for larceny, obstruction of officers, and trespassing, DHS stated.

Three different Haitian nationals residing illegally within the United States — Wilbert Jean Baptiste, Louis Jean and Jhensly Charles — have been additionally arrested, in line with DHS.

Elizabeth Povea Rodriguez, a Cuban nationwide residing illegally within the United States who was beforehand convicted of disorderly conduct and arrested on battery and home violence allegations, was additionally arrested, in line with DHS.

“These arrests mark the opening salvo in a sustained, large-scale ICE operation specifically targeting illegal aliens who have fraudulently accessed SNAP benefits that American taxpayers fund exclusively for U.S. citizens in need,” DHS stated.

“Every one of these individuals entered the country unlawfully, then proceeded to draw from a program designed to feed struggling American families, in some cases while carrying criminal records,” the company continued.