COLUMBUS, Ohio (12-21-25) — On December 16, ICE launched Operation Buckeye, targeting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in Columbus and throughout Ohio.

ICE Director Todd Lyons –

“We operate in Ohio every day, but we recently surged our resources there under Operation Buckeye… Since Jan. 20, we’ve arrested drug traffickers, spousal abusers, thieves and worse. Many of the people we’ve arrested have final orders of removal dating back years — and none of them had legal authorization to be in the United States in the first place.”

The agency released the following arrest details of who it considers to be the worst of the worst below:

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