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Trump continues to remove ‘worst of the worst,’ ushering in a golden age of public safety

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Tremoglie, C. (2026, October 7). Trump continues to remove ‘worst of the worst,’ ushering in a golden age of public safety. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4756837/trump-remove-worst-of-worst-golden-age-public-safety/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-07 · by Christopher Tremoglie

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President Trump is set to visit San Antonio to discuss the reduction in violent crime he attributes to his policies. He claims that since the start of his second term nearly two years ago, his administration has effectively removed dangerous criminals who were illegally present in the U.S., significantly improving public safety. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis emphasizes that under Trump’s leadership, ICE has arrested and convicted numerous individuals involved in serious crimes such as child sex trafficking. Notable cases include Giannys Alexandra Ramirez-Fernandez sentenced to 12.5 years and Nelson Adrian Perez-Martinez to 20 years for charges related to child sex trafficking.
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In early 2024, President Donald Trump visited San Antonio, Texas to highlight his administration's efforts against violent crime, particularly targeting illegal immigrants involved in criminal activities. Since his second term began, Trump has focused on removing what he terms the "worst of the worst" criminals from the country with the help of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations. This initiative includes arrests and convictions of individuals like Giannys Alexandra Ramirez-Fernandez and Nelson Adrian Perez-Martinez for offenses such as child sex trafficking. The article claims that under Trump's leadership, there has been a significant decrease in violent crimes compared to the period under President Joe Biden, citing examples of innocent women and girls who died due to alleged lax border security policies by Democrats. However, it does not provide specific crime statistics or dates for comparison beyond asserting an overall improvement since Trump’s second term started less than two years prior.

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With the assistance of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations in San Antonio, Giannys Alexandra Ramirez-Fernandez and Nelson Adrian Perez-Martinez, violent criminal illegal immigrants from Venezuela, were arrested and convicted on multiple charges related to child sex trafficking.
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🔮 It is, objectively, everything any citizen of this country could ever ask for from a president.

Claims (42 extracted, 2 hedged)

President Donald Trump is heading to San Antonio on Wednesday to highlight the miraculous turnaround he orchestrated in protecting the country from violent criminals, including many who were in the country illegally. asserted
who → head → country
Since his second term began, he has continued to remove the “worst of the worst.” asserted
he → begin → worst
For four years under President Joe Biden, the country suffered from Democrats’ disastrous border security policies, which led to the unnecessary deaths of innocent women and girls such as Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, and Jocelyn Nungaray at the hands of violent illegal immigrants. asserted
which → suffer → immigrants
Trump has spent much of his second term cleaning up the mess created by Democrats who previously held power — many of whom want your vote again in November. asserted
many → spend → November
There is still violent crime in the country, but there has been much less of it since Trump’s second term began less than two years ago. asserted
term → be → it
This work has included implementing initiatives to lower violent crime throughout the country — and they have worked. asserted
they → include → country
As the Trump administration touted in August, the president’s work has left the country with “fewer murders, fewer victims, and safer streets.” asserted
work → tout → murders
It is, objectively, everything any citizen of this country could ever ask for from a president. uncertain
citizen → ask → president
While in San Antonio, the president will discuss the miraculous turnaround that has happened under his watch, as he has arguably ushered in a golden age of safety in the country. asserted
he → discuss → country
He promised to make the nation safer, and he has delivered. asserted
he → promise → ?
Look no further than San Antonio, where, under Trump’s direction, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have diligently worked to remove some of the worst violent criminal illegal immigrants. asserted
Department → look → immigrants
“Thanks to President Trump, San Antonio is safer,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Washington Examiner. asserted
Bis → tell → Examiner
“The President supercharged ICE to get criminals off the streets, including child sex traffickers, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. asserted
President → supercharge → traffickers
The President’s law and order policies delivered the largest decrease in violent crime in history. asserted
policies → deliver → history
” When Democrats were in power, the scourge of the criminal underworld was allowed to thrive in the United States. asserted
scourge → allow → States
With Trump in office, the exact opposite has occurred, with San Antonio being no exception. asserted
Antonio → occur → office
With the assistance of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations in San Antonio, Giannys Alexandra Ramirez-Fernandez and Nelson Adrian Perez-Martinez, violent criminal illegal immigrants from Venezuela, were arrested and convicted on multiple charges related to child sex trafficking. asserted
Fernandez → arrest → trafficking
Both received significant prison sentences: Ramirez-Fernandez was sentenced to 12.5 years, and Perez-Martinez was sentenced to 20 years. asserted
Martinez → receive → years
Both were charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and conspiracy to traffic a child. asserted
Both → charge → child
Additionally, Perez-Martinez was “found guilty on charges of benefitting from sex trafficking of children and aiding and abetting coercion and enticement.” asserted
Martinez → find → coercion
“Ramirez-Fernandez illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location,” read a DHS press release. asserted
release → enter → date
“Perez-Martinez illegally entered the United States in Texas in 2023 and was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol. asserted
Martinez → enter → Patrol
He was then released by the Biden administration.” asserted
He → release → administration
These are the kinds of monsters Democrats permitted to run free and terrorize people. asserted
Democrats → permit → people
They’re also the kinds of criminals Trump has ordered DHS and ICE to remove from the streets to protect people and make the country safer. asserted
country → ’re → people
“Now, radical Democrats want to abolish ICE and flood American communities with criminals,” Bis said. asserted
Bis → want → criminals
Extreme Democrats stand with illegal alien criminals while President Trump and commonsense Republicans continue to put the safety of American citizens first.” asserted
Trump → stand → citizens
They include two illegal immigrants from Mexico who were arrested by ICE earlier this year. asserted
who → include → ICE
Miguel Cadena-Gomez was “convicted for indecency with a child/ sexual contact and possession of a controlled substance in San Antonio, Texas.” asserted
Gomez → convict → Antonio
Victor Gonzalez-Ibarra was harming communities in San Antonio through drug trafficking. asserted
Ibarra → harm → trafficking
ICE arrested him in July 2026. asserted
ICE → arrest → July
His convictions included “possessing/carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime” and conspiracy to “distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.” asserted
convictions → include → cocaine
Additionally, in November 2025, under Trump’s guidance, DHS conducted a “massive operation” in San Antonio that led to the arrest of 27 dangerous illegal immigrants suspected of being members of the violent criminal organization Tren de Aragua. asserted
that → conduct → organization
Many of them came into the country while Democrats in the Biden administration presided over a porous border. asserted
Democrats → come → border
In May 2025, under Trump’s leadership, DHS arrested 178 criminal illegal immigrants, many of whom were the worst of the worst, convicted of crimes including manufacturing and distributing heroin, assault and battery, domestic violence, and drug trafficking, among other offenses that put innocent people in danger. uncertain
that → arrest → danger
When Trump campaigned to return to the White House, he promised to make America safe again, and he has fully delivered on that promise. asserted
he → campaign → promise
Under his watch, statistics show that the country experienced the largest decrease in violent crime since 1936, the first year such crime data were reported. asserted
data → show → 1936
The nation’s murder rate also dropped by 18.5% in 2025 to “4.1 per 100,000 residents, tying 1955 and 1956 for the lowest rate since FBI national estimates began.” asserted
estimates → drop → rate
Trump has provided the voters of this country with a clear choice when it comes to crime. asserted
it → provide → crime
As voters go to the polls in approximately four weeks, Trump’s record on reducing violent crime and removing the worst of the worst dangerous illegal immigrants speaks for itself. asserted
record → go → itself
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