ICE conducted a single-day enforcement operation in Harlingen that resulted in 238 arrests, marking the highest single-day total for the field office. Among those arrested were individuals ICE alleged had convictions for attempted kidnapping, sexual battery, drug possession, and assault. ICE stated the operation targeted individuals with criminal records and those with no legal basis to remain in the United States. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Harlingen field office arrested 238 people in a single-day operation on June 18, setting a record for targeted arrests in the Rio Grande Valley. The agency reported that those arrested had convictions including attempted kidnapping, sexual battery, and drug possession. Among those arrested were Manuel Morales-Geronimo, a Mexican national identified as a Paisas gang member with prior convictions for assault, drug possession, DWI, and illegal entry and reentry; and Jose Alfredo Castillo-Mendoza, also a Mexican national, with prior convictions for attempted kidnapping, sexual battery, and illegal reentry. ICE said some of those arrested could also face federal criminal charges for illegal reentry, with individual detention, bond, and criminal custody determinations made on a case-by-case basis. Some syndicated reports had cited a total of 228 arrests, but ICE's official figure, later repeated by independent outlets, is 238.