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89 foreign nationals face deportation after being arrested in Nevada

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 89 "deportable" people last week in Nevada, according to a news release.

The multi-state sweep led to a total of 235 arrests, the agency said Tuesday. Many of those arrested had previous convictions for serious offenses, including child sex crimes and drug violations. Others were arrested for past convictions of "significant" and multiple misdemeanors, including DUI and theft.

Two of the most prominent arrests were of a 55-year-old citizen of Mexico who this year had been convicted of lewdness with a minor and of a 34-year-old citizen of Vietnam who had a conviction for sexual coercion and statutory sexual seduction, according to ICE.

Out of the 89 Nevada arrests, 75 people are from Mexico, five from El Salvador, two each from Guatemala and Honduras, and one each from Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Jordan and Vietnam, according to ICE. Some had previously been ordered deported, and now are being processed for "immediate removal."

Those arrested meet federal priorities established by the U.S Department of Homeland Security, which includes national security threats, gang members, felons, convictions of three or more misdemeanors and significant misdemeanors, ICE said.

ICE did not identify any of those arrested.

About 316,000 people were removed from the United States in 2014, according to ICE.

Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites

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