DHS Debunks Media 'Hoaxes' on ICE and Immigration

Debunking ICE Kidnapping Claims

• 💡 ICE has not been involved in kidnappings across the country, contrary to media reports.
• 🎯 A specific claim about an LA mother, Uriana Julia Palez Calderon, being kidnapped by ICE bounty hunters is categorically false.
• ⚠️ Calderon is facing charges for scamming Americans and diverting DHS resources; she fabricated the arrest story.

Correcting 'Allentown Grandpa' Hoax

• 📌 Reports of an 'Allentown grandpa' being handcuffed and taken by federal officers at a green card appointment are untrue.
• 🔍 DHS confirms there is no record of this individual appearing at any green card appointment in Philadelphia.
• 🚫 ICE did not arrest this man, and the claim that ICE 'disappears people' is a demonstrable lie.

Addressing CNN's Reporting on Criminal Aliens

• 🗣️ CNN provided cover for two criminal illegal aliens from Italy who had overstayed their tourist visas.
• 🚨 One individual had a criminal history including arrests for battery on a senior citizen and drug possession.
• ⏳ The other, Fernando Artes, overstayed his visa by a decade and was arrested for failure to appear in court on a criminal offense.
• ⚖️ DHS emphasizes that instead of victimizing criminals, media should focus on the victims of illegal alien crime.

Consequences for Lawbreakers

• ✅ Under the Trump administration, breaking the law means facing consequences.