DHS fires back at blue-city mayor unhappy about ICE operation, provides rap sheets for those charged

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) connected Tuesday fired backmost astatine Democrat Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's nationalist accusation that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents "do not stock [the state's] values of safety" aft a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) cognition successful coordination with ICE resulted successful astir 200 amerciable migrant arrests.

ICE and THP announced 196 arrests of amerciable immigrants during the Nashville effort, 95 of whom had anterior transgression convictions and pending transgression charges. 

More than 30 were antecedently removed individuals who reentered the U.S. illegally, a felony discourtesy nether national law. 

DHS responded to accusations from the politician of Nashville. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Despite the operation's occurrence successful protecting Americans from amerciable immigrants, DHS officials wrote successful a quality merchandise that O’Connell "stands by pro-illegal policies, claiming that these operations were done by ‘people who bash not stock our values of safety.’" 

DHS noted "attacks and demonization of ICE" person resulted successful officers facing a 413% summation successful assaults. 

"You would deliberation each nationalist officials would unite astir DHS bringing convulsive transgression amerciable aliens to justness and removing them from American communities," DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said successful a quality release. "However, pro-open borders politicians – similar Mayor O’Connell – would alternatively support illegal aliens than American citizens."

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"This cognition resulted successful getting pack members, enactment offenders, and different convulsive criminals disconnected Nashville’s streets," McLaughlin added. "President [Donald] Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem volition proceed to basal with victims and the brave ICE agents who are connected the beforehand lines, making America harmless again."  

Though O’Connell launched the "Belonging Fund" to supply payer dollars for illegal immigrants successful Nashville, DHS officials stood firm, saying, "BOTTOM LINE: DHS is [a] instrumentality enforcement agency, and it volition proceed to enforce the instrumentality and enactment with each authorities and section partners truthful that Americans bash not proceed to beryllium victimized by transgression aliens."

Below are detainees who ICE officials said were nabbed during the Nashville operation.

Jassim Jafaf Al-Raash has been convicted of rape and different charges. (DHS)

Jassim Jafaf Al-Raash

Jassim Jafaf Al-Raash, a 60-year-old amerciable migrant from Iraq, was antecedently convicted of rape, for which helium was sentenced to 10 years successful prison, according to DHS officials.

He was besides convicted of larceny and mendacious imprisonment, for which helium was sentenced to astir a twelvemonth successful prison, and charged with nonaccomplishment to registry arsenic a enactment offender. 

Al-Raash had a last bid of removal dated Sept. 1, 2021, according to DHS.

Franklin Oswaldo Velasquez is allegedly affiliated with the MS-13 pack and has an progressive Red Notice successful El Salvador for aggravated murder, according to DHS.

Franklin Oswaldo Velasquez

Franklin Oswaldo Velasquez, a 33-year-old amerciable migrant from El Salvador, is allegedly affiliated with the MS-13 gang, according to DHS.

He has an progressive Red Notice successful El Salvador for aggravated murder, which is simply a worldwide wanted alert.

Velasquez was convicted of possession of methamphetamines, possession of cause paraphernalia, nonaccomplishment to look and transgression impersonation, according to DHS.

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Inmar Antonio Penado-Membreno has been convicted of cause charges and aggravated assault, according to DHS.

Inmar Antonio Penado-Membreno

Inmar Antonio Penado-Membreno, a 34-year-old amerciable migrant from El Salvador, was antecedently convicted of possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, oregon merchantability cocaine, for which helium was sentenced to 8 years successful prison, according to DHS.

Penado-Membreno was besides convicted of aggravated assault, for which helium was sentenced to 4 years successful prison, officials said.

Richard St. Baptiste has been convicted of aggregate cause charges, according to DHS. (DHS)

Richard St. Baptiste

Richard St. Baptiste, a 36-year-old amerciable migrant from Haiti, was antecedently convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, for which helium was sentenced to 8 years of probation, according to DHS.

He was besides convicted of marijuana possession, for which helium was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment, according to officials.

Carlos Reinaldo Alvarado-Rodriguez was convicted of aggravated assault, according to DHS. (DHS)

Carlos Reinaldo Alvarado-Rodriguez

Carlos Reinaldo Alvarado-Rodriguez, a 39-year-old amerciable migrant from Guatemala, was antecedently convicted of aggravated assault, for which helium was sentenced to 4 years successful prison, according to DHS.

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DHS and O'Connell's office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.