ICE agents arrest alleged migrant with criminal record, as part of targeted operation in Georgia

Record ID: 1956062

  • Title: ICE agents arrest alleged migrant with criminal record, as part of targeted operation in Georgia
  • Date: 5th February 2025
  • Summary: REX, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 5, 2025) (REUTERS) IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT (ICE) AND BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AN EXPLOSIVES (ATF) AGENTS ARRIVING AT A MARATHON GAS STATION AFTER STAKING OUT THE AREA TO ARREST AN ALLEGED MIGRANT VARIOUS ALLEGED MIGRANT, JOSE MIGUEL CORRAL-REYES, BEING ARRESTED AGENTS PUTTING CORRAL-REYES INSIDE UNMARKED VEHICLE
  • Embargoed: 19th February 2025 18:27
  • Keywords: ARREST ICE IMMIGRATION MIGRANT TRUMP
  • Location: REX, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: REX, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001913405022025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a targeted operation in the early hours of Wednesday morning (February 5) to apprehend José Miguel Corral-Reyes, an alleged migrant from Mexico with a criminal history.
    Reuters witnessed the arrest, which took place at a Marathon Gas Station in Rex, Georgia, after agents had staked out the area. Corral-Reyes was quickly surrounded by agents and placed into an unmarked law enforcement vehicle.
    During the operation, officers said they discovered a firearm in his vehicle and ammunition in his pocket.
    Kristen Sullivan, the Atlanta Deputy Field Office Director for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said Corral-Reyes had previously been arrested on multiple charges including driving under the influence and reckless conduct involving a firearm.
    An arrest record sent to Reuters showed criminal convictions for Corral-Reyes, including shoplifting, driving under the influence (DUI) and simple assault, dating back to 2002.
    “In this situation, when he was arrested by the local police and when they interviewed him, he admitted that he was from Mexico,” Sullivan said.
    After his arrest, Corral-Reyes was transported to the ICE office in Atlanta for processing. Sullivan said he would be transferred to a detention center after processing.
    “This is the mission -- is to go out and arrest the bad guys and then make sure our guys get home safely. And so that's what's happening today,” Sullivan said.
    (Production: Jayla Whitfield-Anderson)
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