Immigration officers arrest 680 illegal immigrants, including many with criminal records

Federal immigration agents have recently arrested more than 680 illegal immigrants who they say pose a threat to public safety and border security as part of a string of standard enforcement operations carried out across six states last week.

Approximately 510 of those individuals had criminal records in addition to lacking legal presence or lawful status to be in the U.S., Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Monday.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement branch of the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Monday that a series of the operations took place in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, San Antonio and New York City.

"Of those arrested, approximately 75 percent were criminal aliens, convicted of crimes including, but not limited to, homicide, aggravated sexual abuse, sexual assault of a minor, lewd and lascivious acts with a child, indecent liberties with a minor, drug trafficking, battery, assault, DUI and weapons charges," Kelly said in a statement.

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