Manuel Trevino Padilla, 43, a United States citizen and documented Tango Blast gang member, was arrested on Aug. 19, 2025, during a joint narcotics enforcement operation led by HSI Midland and the Midland County Sheriff’s Office.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta calling on him to put the safety of Americans first and honor ICE arrest detainers of the more than 33,000 criminal illegal aliens in California’s custody including murderers, sex offenders, and drug traffickers.
ICE ERO and HSI teamed up with the DEA and the Bureau of ATFE to target and arrest these four heinous criminal illegal aliens from Cuba between Jan. 9 and Jan. 12.
On November 24, 2025, Xocop-Vicente was speeding through a residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina when he ran a stop sign and struck the 15-year-old with his vehicle.
In recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, ICE is amplifying its ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking and raise public awareness through the Blue Campaign, the Department of Homeland Security’s national public awareness initiative dedicated to fighting human trafficking.
