U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal alien in Minneapolis who had previously been convicted of robbery and extortion in Ecuador, according to a video shared by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

The footage, posted to Secretary Noem’s X account, shows ICE agents taking the Ecuadorian national into custody as part of ongoing immigration enforcement operations targeting individuals with serious criminal histories. Authorities confirmed the suspect was unlawfully present in the United States and had been convicted of violent crimes in his home country prior to entering the U.S.

Secretary Noem highlighted the arrest as an example of the administration’s focus on public safety and the removal of dangerous individuals from American communities. The operation underscores ICE’s continued efforts to identify, locate, and detain illegal aliens with known criminal records, particularly those involving robbery, extortion, and other violent offenses.

Federal officials have repeatedly emphasized that immigration enforcement prioritizes individuals who pose a threat to public safety, countering criticism that such operations target nonviolent offenders. The Minneapolis arrest reflects that strategy, removing a convicted criminal from the streets and placing him into federal custody pending removal proceedings.

The case has drawn attention amid renewed national debate over border security and interior enforcement, with administration officials pointing to arrests like this as evidence of the necessity of sustained and aggressive immigration enforcement.