The Department of Homeland Security has added roughly 5,000 more names to WOW.DHS.gov, a public database the agency uses to list criminal illegal aliens it says have been identified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The site, whose acronym stands for “Worst of the Worst,” now lists more than 40,000 individuals.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the database is meant to give the public direct access to information about people ICE has taken into custody. “The Trump Administration is committed to transparency, and that’s why this website allows the American people to see for themselves what kind of dangerous illegal aliens ICE is removing from their communities,” Mullin said.
DHS officials highlighted several cases from the latest update, spanning multiple states:
- Jose Alberto Mendoza, identified by DHS as a Surenos gang member from Mexico, arrested in San Jose, California. His listed criminal history includes homicide, aggravated assault with a weapon, assault, possession of a weapon, and a weapon offense.
- Selina Shiuli, from Bangladesh, arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her listed history includes second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
- Eddy Lopez, identified by DHS as a Surenos gang member from Mexico, arrested in Soledad, California. His listed history includes attempted murder, drug possession, and gang activity.
- Douglas Benitez-Herrera, from Honduras, arrested in Ray Brook, New York. His listed history includes manslaughter, driving under the influence, robbery, possession of a weapon, and illegal reentry.
- Sengkha Koulavongsa, from Laos, arrested in Fresno, California. His listed history includes drug trafficking, burglary, and a parole violation.
- Marco Nunez-Mitjan, from Cuba, arrested in Orlando, Florida. His listed history includes lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, failure to register as a sex offender, burglary, larceny, and forgery.
- Byron Arevalo-Pacheco, from Guatemala, arrested in Yazoo City, Mississippi. His listed history includes molestation of a minor, false imprisonment, illegal reentry, and a probation violation.
- Marco Lual, from Sudan, arrested in Phoenix, Arizona. His listed history includes attempted sexual assault, attempted kidnapping, indecent exposure, and a probation violation.
- Free Gendemeh, from Sierra Leone, arrested in Louisville, Kentucky. His listed history includes drug trafficking, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon, menacing, flight to avoid prosecution, receiving stolen property, and tampering with evidence.
- Richard Vieira, from Brazil, arrested in Shirley, Massachusetts. His listed history includes assault and battery, possession of a weapon, and intimidation.
Mullin said the newly added names represent a small share of the total number of removals ICE carries out. “This is still just a fraction of the total amount that the brave men and women of ICE work every single day to get off our streets and out of our country,” he said. “We will never stop removing illegal aliens, and we will never apologize for putting the safety of the American people first.”
DHS has not detailed the criteria used to decide which cases are added to the database or how the underlying arrest and conviction records were verified for public release.
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