On December 5, 2025, Representative Rashida Tlaib toured the ICE North Lake Processing Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, which detains individuals convicted of some of the most egregious crimes including sexual exploitation of minors, attempted murder, drug trafficking, aggravated assault, weapons offenses, and domestic violence. According to DHS claims, many of those being held are repeat offenders with final removal orders, including sex offenders and violent criminals who have already victimized Americans.
Instead of commending ICE agents for removing dangerous individuals from American communities, Rep. Tlaib chose to attack them. She characterized ICE operations as unjust and claimed her goal is to “push back against ICE and get them off our streets and keep our families together.”
DHS officials say Tlaib’s visit ignored the real victims, the law-abiding Americans whose safety is threatened by criminal illegal aliens. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that Tlaib’s rhetoric is contributing to a more than 1,150% increase in assaults against ICE officers. These are the men and women working to protect neighborhoods from individuals who have no legal right to be in the United States and have already proven they pose a danger.
By refusing to acknowledge the crimes committed by detainees, Tlaib effectively casts sympathy on convicted offenders, including those guilty of violent felonies and sexual exploitation of children. That is not compassion, it is willfully ignoring victims in order to score political points.
Bottom line: Instead of siding with law enforcement and families who have lost loved ones to illegal alien crime, Tlaib chose to stand with convicted criminals, undermining the critical mission of ICE officers who work every day to secure American communities.
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⬇️ Below are examples of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens detained at this facility:
Cesar Ramirez Ortiz is a 44-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico with convictions for sexual exploitation of a minor-prostitution and sexual assault. Ramirez was previously removed from the United States in 2016.
Somphet Naenphan is a 43-year-old criminal illegal alien from Laos with criminal convictions for attempted murder and aggravated assault. Naenphan has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.
Yonis Nahun Sanchez-Sanchez is a 32-year-old criminal illegal alien from Honduras with convictions for obscene communication and enticement of a minor for indecent purposes.
Aderemi Joe Akefe is a 67-year-old criminal illegal alien from Nigeria with criminal convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Akefe has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.
Jose Avila is a 44-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico with two felony convictions for sexual assault. Avila has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.
Dan An Le is a 43-year-old criminal illegal alien from Vietnam with criminal convictions for carrying a concealed weapon, damage to property, multiple DUI’s, and possession of narcotics equipment. Le has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.
Ke Phonhthalyhane is a 49-year-old criminal illegal alien from Laos with multiple felony convictions including assault, weapons offenses, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Ke has a final order of removal.
Gasana Ghadi is a 21-year-old criminal illegal alien from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a criminal conviction for aggravated assault with a weapon. Ghadi has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.
Luis Perez Rivalta is a 49-year-old a criminal illegal alien from Cuba with convictions for domestic violence, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), and drug trafficking in methamphetamine.
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